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Discussions about menstruation have become more commonplace, but menopause is still a taboo topic in many circles.When I talked to people around me, it seemed like menopause was considered like the end of life as a woman, which is kind of sad,” says HuffPost France’s Marine Le Breton.Marine found that feminism has encouraged more discussion about menstruation but that menopause is still off-limits in many circles.
“Men are praised for their gray hair while women are seen as old, less beautiful, and, moreover, infertile!” Marine tells me. She notes that while women seem to be embracing their gray hair, society still appears to have a long way to go to erase the taboo of the time period in which menstruation ends and women’s bodies change again.spoke with several women last year who reported anxiety, confusion or loss of confidence, which sometimes led to absences or disciplinary measures at work.
And although workplaces have become more cognizant of many life changes, most don’t have policies addressing menopause. “Employers need to do more,” Rachel Maclean, a member of the British Parliament, has said. “Employees don’t get the support they need.”“It doesn’t have to be a taboo,” she says. “It’s happening to all women, and it’s no disease. It’s changing a lot of things for women, but it is not something they should have to hide.”
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