Menopause Discrimination across Institutional Contexts

Jo Brewis is Professor of People and Organisations at The Open University Business School. Sue Westwood is Professor of Law at York Law School, University of York.

‘An essential contribution to understanding menopause discrimination, highlighting why intersectional perspectives matter for real, lasting change.’ Deborah Garlick, Founder and CEO of Henpicked

• 1. Introduction: Menopause Discrimination - Jo Brewis and Sue WestwoodPart I: Menopause in the Workplace2. HR Responses to Menopause Transition in the Workplace and Associated Good Practice Guidance - Carol Atkinson, Sarah Crozier and Krystal Wilkinson3. Can a Health- And Wellness-Based Menopause Action Plan Address High Rates of Absence Among Older Female Staff? - Vanessa Beck4. Menopause Equity in the Workplace: Perspectives from the US - Emily Gold Waldman, Naomi Cahn and Bridget CrawfordPart II: Menopause Beyond the Workplace5. The Intricacies of Menopause Within the NHS - Suzanne Banks and Posy Goraya6. Menopausal: Ageing Experiences of Incarcerated Individuals - Samantha Eng, James McGreevey and Gloria A. Bachmann7. Menopause Inequalities in Family Law - Farhana ShahzadyPart III: Menopause and Diversity8. Intersectionality in Menopause Inequalities Experienced by Minority Women in the US - Yamnia I. Cortés9. Menopause Inequalities Among Women with Intellectual Disabilities - Katie Langer-Shapland10. Thrice Unheard and Underserved: Negotiating Autism, Gender and Age in a Neurodivergent Menopause - Rachel Moseley and Julie Gamble-Turner11. Perimenopause in Women with Rheumatologic Diseases - Jennifer Ben Shimol and Julie Cwikel12. LGBTQ+ Menopause - Sue Westwood13. Conclusion- Jo Brewis and Sue Westwood