1 in 10 women who worked during menopause  have left a job due to their symptoms • 53%  of women experiencing menopause symptoms have been unable to attend work because of their symptoms • 67%  of working women aged 40–60 who have experienced menopause symptoms say those symptoms have had a mostly negative effect on them at work • An estimated 14 million working days  are lost each year due to menopause symptoms • An estimated £1.7 billion  is lost to the UK economy each year through menopause related sick days, lost productivity and women leaving the workforce • Are you ready for April 2027? • Statistics & Sources •

STATISTICS & SOURCES

Last updated: September 2026

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1 in 10 women who worked during the menopause have left a job due to their symptoms.
Source: Fawcett Society, Menopause and the Workplace (2022), based on a representative survey of more than 4,000 women in the UK.

53% of women experiencing menopause symptoms have been unable to attend work because of their symptoms.
Source: CIPD, Menopause in the workplace: Employee experiences in 2023 (2023). Research among UK working women aged 40–60 who had experienced menopause symptoms.

67% of working women aged 40–60 who have experienced menopause symptoms say those symptoms have had a mostly negative effect on them at work.
Source: CIPD, Menopause in the workplace: Employee experiences in 2023 (2023).

An estimated 14 million working days are lost each year due to menopause symptoms.
Source: Original source: Health & Her research, conducted by Censuswide (2019), survey of 1,000 women.

Also cited by: House of Commons Women and Equalities Committee, Menopause and the workplace (2022), and UK Government, Shattering the Silence about Menopause: 12-Month Progress Report (2024).

An estimated £1.7 billion is lost to the UK economy each year through menopause related sick days, lost productivity and women leaving the workforce.
Source: UK Parliament, Hansard, World Menopause Day debate, 16 October 2025.

Over 7 million women aged 40-59 are working in the UK

Source : Office for National Statistics, Annual Population Survey – Regional – Labour Market Status by Age, April 2025–March 2026. Data retrieved from Nomis, 3 September 2026.