
EMPOWERING MIDLIFE WOMEN To Redefine Possibilities AND THRIVE

Midlife / Mid career women bring a wealth of experience and are at a pivotal stage, ready to step into greater roles and responsibilities. However, they often face unique challenges that comes with the intersectionality of age, caregiving duties, empty nests, pay disparities, and menopause.
'Menopause!' - taboo, mystery, challenge, dilemma opportunity? It is all of that and its impact is way beyond the woman.
If your organisation is ready to support this talent segment to thrive, we will work with you to support not just them, but families, colleagues and workplaces that can play an instrumental role in their journey. It is not just the right thing to do, it makes business sense.
Is your organisation prepared to empower midlife women to thrive?


Ageism, lack of flexibility, menopause, wage gap, unequal workload, career plateau, lack of role models, societal bias...the list can go on...but, I am determined to carve out my space in the business world and be positive. It's tough and I can do with a little help.
Client Speak


OUR JOURNEY
During the COVID era, Reena noticed a the difference women navigating menopause experienced when undertaking coaching. It became a sharp learning curve filled with powerful insights, especially as she was also entering the peri-menopause phase herself. It was only a matter of time before the idea took shape, evolving into a dedicated project in 2022...
OCT '22
We went public with our plea in an awareness building panel conversation co-hosted by Lean In Equity and Sustainability during World Menopause Week 2022. Reena was joined on panel with experts in an engaging webinar. Hear her passionate appeal from 12.00-20.00 and listen to the amazing panelists in this video.

MAY '23
Launched Menopause Safe Space Focus Groups and free confidential 1:1 chats for women in menopause. In our focus groups we offered neuroscience insights to help women better understand how they can regulate their emotions and sharpen their cognitive skills.
Presented our Menopause survey findings to reframe menopause in the workplace in the British Menopause Society's 32nd Annual Scientific conference.
MAR '23
Reena and Chair of Lean In Equity & Sustainability network (Nadia Lalout-Landemaine) ran a roundtable in the first Women in Energy network Alliance conference in London. The topic featuring Menopause was how to plug the second big talent pipeline leak in organisations?

OCT '23
Featuring 15 specialists from the fields of medicine, nutrition, Ayurveda, neuroscience, workplace consultants, executive coaching and everyday role models, we launched a 4 part online webinar series - The Wise Woman. We received a fantastic review from speakers and audience alike. Episode 1 recording is available on this webpage - you can click here to view as well October 19, 2023 - Redefining Menopause Care
2024
Reena participated in a series of outreach programmes
A 3 part series for the award winning Menopause Matters magazine.
Panel conversations with WorkWise Pod (India) and Women at the Wheel, Deloitte.
2025
We are available to design and run customised programmes for organisations who are interested to support women in menopause to thrive.


I didn't know the symptoms and only after some education now recognise that I started with symptoms when I was around 44. I wish I knew earlier what was happening so I could have taken action. I've now resigned my job and taking a career break of a year out to focus on my health, wellbeing and caring responsibilities
Anonymous survey respondent from our Menopause Survey


READY REFERENCE RESOURCES
72% of our respondents say Menopause IMPACTED emotional stamina, 60% CALLED OUT work productivity and 80% physical WELLBEING.
60% SEE THiS AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO BECOME BETTER LEADERS. 30% SAY WOMEN are struggling and DON't UNDERSTAND It.
74% say organisations need to do more.


In all our interactions we invite women to explore and try neuroscience techniques...new age to ancient practices. It is an empowering and transformational experience for them. What is fascinating is it energises them to help others and transform the communities they operate in. This ripple affect is what inspires me.
Reena Dayal
Passionate about empowering women to lead through change and menopause

Overnight, I found I was unable to think clearly nor take firm decisions. My confidence levels plummeted!
In meetings with hot flushes assaulting me...An ongoing joke in the company and no action. It was a nightmare for me.
I had to make a difficult decision to leave a job I loved as I could not cope. It was brutal as I was poised for promotion.
“Women make up nearly half of the UK workforce, but around 900,000 have quit their jobs because of the menopause.”
Wellbeing of Women Charity
“Negative impacts of symptoms on economic participation identified in the evidence base include lower productivity, reduced job satisfaction and problems with time management. Women leaving due to menopause resulting in £7.3 million loss”
UK Government Equalities Commission, 2017


Menopause can be so debilitating and misunderstood. Stress is higher due to unstable hormones. Businesses need clarification and guidelines to regulate and structure how they deal with it - Anonymous survey respondent
Anonymous survey respondent from our Menopause Survey


WHY MIGHT BUSINESSES AND WOMEN PAY ATTENTION?
We know menopause typically affects women between the ages of 45-55. This age bracket is a powerful inflection point for all genders; for women it often gets accentuated with various stages of menopause; bringing extraordinary disruption to physical, mental and emotional state of varying degrees. It can be frustrating as it is also a time when women are peaking in their career and are poised to lead larger work mandates and bigger roles. Effective and timely support enables women to maximise well being and growth.
Research and feedback is showing menopausal women often opt to leave their jobs as the added pressure of an unsupportive environment adds to the confusion, unhappiness, frustration and anxiety they are experiencing. This is leak in the talent pipeline at a time when women are at their prime. With the right kind of support organisations can develop, support and retain this talent group.
Discussing the issues with other women makes a difference, knowing my company sponsored my coaching made me proud..
Menopause cannot be seen as a stigma anymore. Not in 2022! It affects me, my team, my family, my business.
CIPD Report 2019 on Menopause at Work
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Nearly two-thirds (65%) said they were less able to concentrate
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More than half (58%) said they experience more stress
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More than half (52%) said they felt less patient with clients and colleagues
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40-48% of women reported that menopause had affected their mood/ mental well being.
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70% did not inform their employers
HOW IS YOUR ORGANISATION RESPONDING?
Do you offer tailor made leadership development solutions to this high potential talent segment?
In response to changing business landscape leaders must offer programmes that cater to the unique needs of a diverse workforce. Vanilla one programme fits all is an option that is seen as ineffective to fully unleash leadership capabilities required to transform future business strategy, team acceleration and growth.
Are there sufficient well being and DEI initiatives for this talent segment?
With an ongoing urgency to shift gender metrics and a noticeable ageing of the UK workforce, organisations that fine tunes the delivery of DEI strategies will see the benefits in creation a strong employer brand. Leadership coaching and well being solutions for women experiencing different phases of menopause must be included.