Esther Blum

The Menopause Leadership Gap: The Business Case for Supporting Women in Midlife

U.S. businesses lose $1.8 billion annually due to unmanaged menopause symptoms. Between 10% and 13% of women leave the workforce entirely because of those symptoms, and up to 40% have considered quitting, reduced their hours, or turned down promotions because brain fog, anxiety, and fatigue made their jobs too difficult to maintain. The majority of these women are in senior leadership, navigating perimenopause or menopause with zero workplace support and no idea what is actually happening to their bodies. Esther makes the business case with receipts, breaking down the science, exposing systemic failures in women's healthcare, and giving leaders a concrete framework for retaining and elevating women in midlife.

Attendee Results:

Understand the true cost of untreated menopause on retention, productivity, and leadership pipeline Identify the most common symptoms derailing senior women at work and why they go misdiagnosed Understand why less than 20% of GYN residency programs include formal menopause training and what that means for your workforce Learn what your employees are actually experiencing and why the most qualified women on your team may be the ones suffering in silence Learn how to normalize menopause conversations at work so your most experienced women feel seen, supported, and motivated to stay