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What’s changed for workplaces after the Senate Inquiry into Menopause?

August 18, 2026

This article was first published in The Mandarin , October 2025. Over the past few years, menopause has emerged from the shadows and into the spotlight of public life. A global menopause “#metoo” movement has been unfolding, bringing long-silenced experiences into the open and onto government agendas. In our own federal parliament, the m-word was…

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Menopause Communication Tips for Leaders

August 4, 2026

© Thea O’Connor, Director, Menopause at Work®. Leaders are increasingly being called upon to be fluent in and responsive to a wide range of personal, health and social issues that can affect employee wellbeing — from mental health and domestic violence to financial stress and gender identity. Women’s health is now receiving more attention in…

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Menopause – what’s the role of workplaces?

July 31, 2026

© Thea O’Connor Menopause-aware workplaces begin with acknowledgement, conversation and capable leaders. Menopause isn’t just a fact of life – it’s a fact of business. It can affect engagement, loyalty, retention of midlife women and your leadership pipeline.  It therefore makes good business sense for employers to make their organisations menopause-aware so they can retain…

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World Menopause Day 2025

October 16, 2025

LinkedIn – Menopause at Work LinkedIn – Thea O’Connor YouTube – Menopause at Work Website – Free resources Contact Thea – Email and phone 17 October 2025

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QBE Champions Menopause Support

August 22, 2025

QBE is a founding partner of Family Friendly Workplaces and proudly one of the first organisations to be certified as a Family Inclusive Workplace.  Menopause at Work® Asia Pacific has been supporting them to embed menopause awareness and support through advisory services and workplace programs for employees, managers and leaders. When Krystine received an email…

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Menopause Monday – 7th July

July 7, 2025

In this week’s Menopause Monday chat, we dive into the stigma surrounding menopause and its impact in the workplace. Drawing on research from Macquarie University, we explore how menopausal women are often unfairly perceived as both less warm and less competent, leading to contempt, discrimination, and even self-doubt that undermines professional confidence. We discuss practical…

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Body Intelligence – how smart are you really?

March 7, 2024

Copyright Thea O’Connor With benefits to health and workplace performance, body intelligence is a must-have for a successful career.   I meet a lot of smart people through my work, including lawyers, teachers, accountants, journalists and academics. When I talk to them, through interviews, in seminars or as a health coach, I can tell they…

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Are you a victim of completion bias?

August 1, 2023

Ticking off your to-do list feels really good, but the drive to finish a task can undermine your wellbeing and your productivity. © Thea O’Connor You’ve been working on a task most of the morning, and are nearly finished – but not quite.  Lunch time arrives, and despite feeling tired and hungry, you tell yourself…

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Cognition During Menopause

May 11, 2022

At the age of 52 I started to experience changes to the way my brain worked, especially in relation to word finding, short term memory and focus. It was very unsettling and at times, alarming. I didn’t realise that these changes were common during the menopause transition and could be considered normal.  I had no…

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Supporting Managers’ Wellbeing

April 13, 2022

As a manager, do you ever feel like you are sitting right in the midpoint of an egg timer?   You have pressure bearing down on you from your senior leaders, and you feel the demands from your team below?  This pressure from above and below can put one big squeeze on your wellbeing.  Gallup surveys show…

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