Naming and Shaping Your Menopause Strategy

You may already have the building blocks for menopause support; learn how to recognize and adapt existing benefits.

Many organizations already have the building blocks for a strong menopause policy; they just haven't called it that. And when accommodations and benefits aren’t clearly tied to menopause, employees don’t recognize what’s available.

In fact, fewer than one in three women know about menopause-related benefits at work, and only one in 10 have ever used them. That means many employees are missing out on support that could ease symptoms, boost productivity, and keep them in the workforce.

"Naming and Shaping Your Menopause Strategy" is designed to help HR and business leaders build on existing programs and practices to create an effective menopause policy. This free resource includes a practical checklist to map out what you already offer, guidance on naming menopause in your benefits and communications, and sample language you can adapt for your own workplace.

This guide is part of our Menopause in the Workplace toolkit, a suite of practical resources designed to help companies create menopause-friendly workplaces.

In addition to this guide, the free toolkit includes:

✅ Menopause PulseCheck: How Menopause-Friendly Is Your Workplace?
Assess how your company's menopause support stacks up across culture, policy, and benefits — and walk away with personalized recommendations for making your company more menopause-friendly.

📣 Empowering Conversations About Menopause
Learn how to break the silence and start informed, supportive conversations that make menopause visible at work.

🩺 Improving Health Care Benefits for Menopause
Key considerations and prompts to help you start a conversation with your provider and champion the right care for your team.

You can visit HAA's Women's Health at Work page to explore these tools and more resources and articles to help you better support employees through every stage of life, including menopause.

We’d love to hear how you're using these free tools! Drop us a line at hello@healthaction.org to let us know how they're working for you and your team.

The Health Action Alliance is the country’s largest employer network operating at the intersection of business and public health. With a network of more than 11,000 employers nationwide, we’re on a mission to make employees healthier and our communities stronger. We know good health is good business.