Menopause Hub

We’re delighted to introduce the new Male Allyship Award as part of our Menopause Workplace Excellence Awards 2024! 🌟 This accolade highlights the crucial role that men play in supporting their colleagues through menopause. As our Founder & CEO, Loretta Dignam, says, “Menopause cannot only be a women's issue; we need to engage men too.” This award celebrates those men who have gone above and beyond in championing menopause awareness and empowerment within the workplace. The Menopause Workplace Excellence Awards are hosted in partnership with Great Place to Work® Ireland. This event is sponsored by Irish Life Health and Astellas Pharma. Our charity partner for 2024 is Women's Aid Ireland. Less than a week to go and we couldn’t be more excited!

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Our CEO & Founder, Loretta Dignam, was outside the Dáil today while Budget 2025 was being announced. This is a historic day for women everywhere with the announcement of free HRT in Ireland! This has been a cause near and dear to Loretta’s heart for years, and we are absolutely delighted with Stephen Donnelly’s historic commitment. Well done to everyone who championed this cause! We did it! Stephen Donnelly Holly Cairns TD

October is Menopause Awareness Month! Menopause Awareness Month is all about education, support, and understanding. By raising awareness, we aim to break the stigma that often surrounds peri/menopause and open up conversations about the challenges women face during this natural stage of their lives. Together, we can create more inclusive environments for women in all spaces and ensure that no one feels alone in their journey. ✨ What’s coming up? 🎉 October 10th – We’re hosting our 2nd annual Menopause Workplace Excellence Awards in partnership with Great Place to Work® Ireland, celebrating organisations that are leading the way in creating menopause-inclusive workplaces. This event is sponsored by Irish Life Health and Astellas Pharma. 🌍 October 18th – Join us for a special webinar on World Menopause Day. Watch this space for more details to come! Let’s make this month count – for every woman, everywhere.

🎉🎉 This just in!! Health Minister Stephen Donnelly will roll-out free hormone replace therapy (HRT) products as part of Budget 2025. ✅ The measure could save women prescribed HRT between €360 and €840 a year. (This is based on women paying between €30 and €70 per month). ✅ The measure is part of a €35 million women’s healthcare package to be announced as part of the budget. ✅ The prescription-based medicine is used by some women to relieve symptoms of menopause, and funding will be contingent on prescriptions. ✅ The new scheme to be introduced in January 2025 and will see the state fund the cost to patients of medicines/patches/devices (such as coils) etc. ✅ Improving menopause care has been a priority since the publication of the first Women’s Health Action Plan and significant progress has been made to improve supports for women experiencing menopause symptoms both the primary and specialist care level. ✅ A Quick Reference Guide for Menopause launched to support GPs and Practice Nurses in diagnostics and treatment at the primary care level. ✅ Opened 6 specialist menopause clinics for women who have complex experiences of menopause. Under the new Women’s Health Action Plan, we are extending the opening hours of these clinics to provide care to more women. ✅ National Menopause Awareness campaign was launched in October 2022. This was a direct response to the demand from Irish women for greater knowledge and understanding of menopause as well as better access to accurate information and supports. ✅ Removed VAT from HRT products in Budget 2023 to assist with the cost. Well done to all who helped and supported the cause!!!! We did it!

The Menopause Workplace Excellence Awards, hosted in partnership with Great Place to Work® Ireland, are more than just a recognition of efforts—they are a call to action. These awards aim to bring issues surrounding peri/menopause to the forefront, encouraging more businesses to take proactive steps in supporting and empowering their employees. On October 10th, we’ll be honouring organisations who are working towards creating more menopause-inclusive workplaces. This event is sponsored by Irish Life Health and Astellas Pharma. Our charity partner is Women's Aid Ireland.

The Menopause Workplace Excellence Awards is a partnership between Menopause Hub Academy and Great Place to Work® Ireland to highlight organisations that are creating supportive environments for women experiencing menopause. On 10th October, we’ll be hosting our second annual Menopause Workplace Excellence Awards, honouring organisations that are leading the way in menopause inclusivity. This exciting event has been made possible by our incredible sponsors, Irish Life Health and Astellas Pharma. This year’s charity partner is Women's Aid Ireland. A company at the forefront of women’s health initiatives in Ireland, Irish Life Health’s involvement as the headline sponsor is a perfect fit. Their commitment to championing women’s health aligns seamlessly with the goals of the Menopause Workplace Excellence Awards. We look forward to recognising and celebrating the trailblazers whose efforts are helping to make workplaces better for everyone. 

Have you heard the news? The Empowering Women at Work Campaign launched today, discussing the opportunities and challenges women face in today's evolving workplace; including gender pay gap, workplace DEI initiatives, the importance of women's health and more.   It is great to have partnered with Mediaplanet on this campaign. Visit https://lnkd.in/geMDCP69 to read more or find a copy inside the Irish Independent. #EmpoweringWomenatWork #FutureofWorkIE

Loretta attended an Event this month hosted by Standard Life in the Vienna Woods Hotel in Cork - focused on Women & Pensions. It was hosted by Sonya Lennon. “Women tend to put pensions on the long finger, well down the list of their priorities, after the children’s new trainers, family activities etc. Women instead need to focus on themselves and their pensions to ensure they have enough to cover their financial needs in later life.” - Loretta Here is the 🔗 to the podcast series, Loretta is in episode 2. 👏 https://lnkd.in/eF9sS4kN

Congratulations Heidi Davis 🎉 @Mary Rogers @Heidi Davis  https://lnkd.in/enbW5aW7