Learn on the go podcast: menopause in the social care workplace
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Welcome to Learn on the Go, a podcast from Community Care Inform, where we discuss research, theories and practice issues, and look at what they mean for practitioners in social...
show moreOur podcast guest is Catherine Pestano, a social worker who set up a project addressing issues around the menopause in the workplace at the local authority where she worked, who now acts as a menopause consultant. Questions are asked by Natalie Valios, senior content editor for Community Care Inform Adults.
02:36 - What are the less well-known symptoms of the menopause?
06:30 - Why is understanding the menopause and supporting women at work particularly relevant for local authorities as employers of the social care practitioners?
08:49 - How to set up a project supporting women in the workplace.
13:35 - What should be included in a workplace menopause policy?
21:00 - How is knowledge of the menopause relevant for social work practice itself?
Community Care Inform subscribers can access additional resources and a written transcript of the podcast here.
References
Brewis, J; Beck, V; Davies, A and Matheson, J (2017)
The effects of menopause transition on women's economic participation in the UK
Department for Education
Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development and Bupa (2021)
A guide to managing menopause at work: guidance for line managers
50Plus Choices Employer Taskforce (2021)
Menopause and employment: how to enable fulfilling working lives
Department for Work & Pensions (2022)
Menopause and employment: how to enable fulfilling working lives: government response
#KnowYourMenopause: the Pausitivity poster
Local Government Association (2019)
Managing the menopause at work: the menopause and the local government workforce
Maclean, S (2021)
Social work and the menopause: social work student connect webinar
Unison (2019)
The menopause is a workplace issue: guidance and model policy
Workplace resources
Acas
Menopause at work
balance app (founded by Dr Newson)
Pestano, C (2018)
'An unmentionable change'
Public Sector Focus, Issue 17, pp40-41
Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
Menopause in the workplace
TUC
Menopause at work
Useful organisations
British Menopause Society
Newson Health
Talking Menopause
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