The Unite Union WULF project are pleased to be fully funding and supporting this training.

The webinar will be delivered by Jayne Woodman from The menopause Team and is funded by the Unite Union Wales Union Learning Fund

Please Note this session is only open to residents of Wales, United Kingdom!

The session is aimed at raising Menopause Awareness amongst Men to help them gain knowledge and understanding of the Menopause and what women experience when facing the Menopause, the session will also help provide them with the tools they need to support women through the menopause

Background

Women make up 47% of the UK workforce, 28% of these women are aged 50+, and represent the fastest growing workforce segment. By 2022 1 in 6 employed women will be 50+.

The menopause is a natural stage of life and usually occurs between the ages 44 to 55, the average age for a woman to go through the menopause is 51.

59% of women experiencing the menopause say it has a negative impact on their work (CIPD 2019) and often have no prior knowledge about what the menopause can entail.

Menopause awareness sessions are of benefit to employees (regardless of gender) and employers. Each woman experiences the menopause differently. Some symptoms can lead to increased absence and lower levels of engagement and productivity. Without the right support at work, women can feel they have no choice but to leave their job role often placing themselves in financially precarious situations.

Team Leaders and managers often feel uncomfortable discussing the menopause with their staff, usually due to a lack of understanding and trepidation about making things worse. Menopause awareness sessions demonstrate to all that the wellbeing of women is being taken seriously.

What the Menopause Awareness Sessions Entail:

• Figures to highlight the numbers of women involved.
• Explanation of the menopause and related symptoms. Advice for individuals on taking control of the menopause and how to manage the medical profession.
• How to develop support networks and how to promote organisational awareness and change. Opportunities for education for all – this is not just a female issue.
• Guide to some of the menopause resources available.

What the Attendees will gain:

• Understanding of community, the menopause stages, symptoms, potential impact and what can be done. Case study examples.
• Ability to discuss the menopause and any concerns in a safe environment.
• An understanding of what women should be able to expect from their employer.
• Sign-posting to evidenced based menopause research organisations and resources such as Menopause Cafés.
• Resource list to aid individual menopause research.

Feedback

"I attended this session and was entirely engaged because of my ignorance of the subject and the honesty and frankness of Jayne.."

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"A lot of us guys on there yesterday openly said we “did not have a clue”, It’s sad in a way that people are never made aware of what may happen to them as they get older and how this will affect you physically and emotionally for both men and women so it’s a topic worth following up on! "

......................................"Thank you for this . Essential"

......................................"I, for one, thought it was really worthwhile and it goes to show the success when none of really realised we’d nearly hit 2 hours. I guess those of us there probably knew it was important for us to try and understand hence our sign up and were therefore preaching to the converted, so to speak. I’m not one for making training mandatory as that can lead to poor focus but this might be something that could be so for managers and available for others, after all it’s something all women will go through at some point so not only useful for support in the work environment but also personal life too."

........................................"I was able to highlight the positivity of the event at the service’s leadership team meeting yesterday. I hope I encouraged others there to take a look. Also sent the resources to the ladies in my team – after speaking about the training in a team meeting yesterday."

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"The training was excellent I have to say"

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"I guess one of the most positive things about it was that it should help men both within their working environment but also at home as we can use this awareness to support our partners, Mums, and family too"

Online Training Delivery

This training will be delivered online using MS Team.

A link to join the session will be sent to you separately 1 hour before the session starts

Please log in to the training 5 minutes beforehand to allow the training to start on time

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About the Speaker

Jayne Woodman has over twenty years of blue chip company experience in Human Resource Management.

She now lectures in the areas of leadership and management (on a part-time basis) at Swansea University. Her two, very cute, Scottish Terriers are credited with keeping her sane during the lockdowns!

Jayne set up The Menopause Team in 2019, with the aim of raising menopause awareness so employers and employees can understand and work with the menopause; ensuring employees are empowered and organisations offer support, maintain productivity, employee engagement and retain valuable female talent.

A Note About Data Collection

This training is funded by the Welsh Government funded Wales Union Learning Fund (WULF) project.

Please note that, for you to receive support from the WULF project, we are required to collect specific information from you during the registration process. This information is collected for project monitoring and evaluation purposes only.

Get in touch with learnwithunite.wulf@unitetheunion.org prior to making your booking should you have any queries or questions about providing the information requested.