Menopause Awareness Training: What you need to know:
GP-led menopause awareness training that gives your whole team a shared, accurate understanding of menopause — so symptoms are recognised, stigma fades, and people feel able to ask for support long before they reach breaking point.
Why this matters now
Menopause is a natural stage of life experienced by most women — yet it remains one of the least understood topics in many workplaces. Specifically, around 13 million people in the UK are peri- or post-menopausal at any one time, and three in four experience symptoms that can shape how they feel and perform at work . As a result, the impact at work is significant and structural — not a wellbeing nice-to-have.
Awareness is also where a credible menopause action plan begins. Specifically, under the Employment Rights Act 2025, employers with 250 or more staff will publish an Equality Action Plan setting out how they support employees experiencing menopause, alongside action on their gender pay gap.
Furthermore, this is voluntary for the 2026/27 reporting year and expected to become mandatory from spring 2027. As a result, organisation-wide awareness is the foundation the government’s other recommended actions build on — and a natural first step if you’re beginning to develop your menopause support.
This Workplace Menopause training is ideal for:
This session works particularly well for:
- Organisation-wide awareness initiatives
- Women’s health programmes, wellbeing or inclusion events
- Organisations beginning to develop menopause support and implement their menopause action plan
- Teams looking to normalise conversations around menopause at work
Furthermore, many organisations combine this awareness session with our Menopause Training for Managers — helping leaders build confidence in supporting team members through menopause.
What this menopause awareness training covers:
This interactive session introduces employees to the key aspects of menopause and how it can affect work and wellbeing. Specifically, participants will explore:
- What menopause and perimenopause are, and when they typically occur
- Common symptoms such as sleep disruption, brain fog, anxiety and fatigue
- How symptoms can influence confidence, concentration and performance
- How colleagues and teams can support employees experiencing menopause
- Practical workplace adjustments that can make a meaningful difference
The session combines medical insight, workplace examples and open discussion — helping organisations create a more informed and supportive environment.
Clients who’ve booked our menopause training:
Why Menopause Support at Work Matters
- One in six women have considered leaving work because of a lack of menopause support, and around 6% have already left a job for this reason (CIPD).
- With people over 50 now the fastest-growing part of the UK workforce (ONS, 2023), this is a retention and inclusion issue — not a fringe wellbeing topic.
- 3 in 5 of women say menopause negatively impacts their performance.
- A lack of workplace support can lead to absenteeism, burnout and attrition Menopause education isn’t just about health — it’s about retention, performance and an inclusive culture
When everyone understands menopause, the burden of raising it stops falling on the individuals living through it.
NEW: Menopause Awareness for Men
Menopause is often positioned as a women’s health topic, but in reality, it affects teams, relationships and workplace culture more broadly.
Many men want to be supportive colleagues, managers or leaders, but feel unsure how to approach the conversation or what is appropriate to say. Recent discussion, including the book Burning Up, Frozen Out: What Every Man Needs to Know About the Menopause (But No One Told You) highlights just how common this experience is.
This 60-minute session creates a space for men to build understanding and confidence in a way that feels open, practical and grounded in real workplace scenarios. Furthermore, drawing on our core menopause awareness content and led by our resident GP, it explores what menopause is, how it can affect individuals at work, and how colleagues and managers can respond with greater clarity, sensitivity and consistency — including how to approach conversations, make appropriate adjustments and contribute to a more supportive environment. As a result, beyond the workplace, it also helps participants support partners, friends and family with greater confidence.
1:1 Menopause Consultations
For organisations looking to offer more personalised support, this session can be complemented by confidential 1:1 menopause consultations with Dr Lucie, a UK GP specialising in women’s health. Specifically, these private consultations give employees the opportunity to discuss symptoms, treatment options and practical strategies in a supportive, confidential setting. Furthermore, they map directly to the government’s recommended “occupational health advice” action.
Part of our Menopause Workplace Support Programme
This training forms part of our wider Menopause Workplace Support Programme — designed to help organisations prepare for the menopause action plan requirements and build supportive working environments. Specifically, the programme typically includes:
- Leadership panels and fireside chats to reduce stigma and encourage open dialogue
- This Menopause Awareness Training
Not sure where to start? Download our free menopause action plan toolkit.
Delivered With Medical Insight
Stretching the City’s menopause sessions are delivered by Dr Lucie Ormerod, a UK GP specialising in women’s health and menopause care, with the British Menopause Society (BMS) Certificate in the Management of the Menopause. As a result, her expertise ensures menopause conversations are grounded in credible, evidence-based medical information while remaining practical and relevant for the workplace.
Menopause Champions: Building your internal support network
Menopause Champions are trained volunteer advocates within your organisation. Any gender, any role — colleagues who become the friendly, credible point of contact for menopause conversations, signposting and everyday support at work.
Think of them as the menopause equivalent of Mental Health First Aiders. Not therapists, not managers — just trusted colleagues equipped to make a real difference through the working day.
Menopause Champions complement rather than replace our training for managers and HR teams. Champions sustain the culture between formal training moments — spotting when someone might need support, keeping resources visible, and keeping the conversation alive across the workforce.
Our GP-led Menopause Awareness Training combined with Menopause Training for Managers provides the foundation for a Menopause Champions cohort. Cohorts are typically 8-12 volunteers, delivered as a half-day or full-day training with annual refreshers.
Book a call to scope a Menopause Champions programme
What our clients say
The way the trainer spoke was like having a conversation with one of those good friends….you know the ones that can make sense of something you’re unable to and who always leave you feeling better. I found myself nodding at a lot, having a little cry, but most of all it left me feeling very positive.
WE had such a great session. The trainer was fantastic and we all took away so much information.
I am now more aware as a manager on how to advise anyone in my team experiencing the menopause or anyone else who relates to this topic.
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If your organisation is looking to support employees through menopause and build a more informed workplace culture, we would be happy to discuss how this session could fit into your wellbeing programme.
Menopause Awareness Training for Whole Teams – FAQs
Who is this training for?
The training is designed for whole-team audiences — employees at all levels, including managers, individual contributors and leaders. Specifically, the goal is shared organisational understanding rather than role-specific skill-building. As a result, for role-specific training, see our Menopause Training for Managers and Menopause Training for HR Teams.
How does this fit with the 2027 menopause action plan requirements?
Awareness across the whole organisation is the foundation the government’s recommended actions build on. Specifically, before training managers (action one) or setting up support networks (action four), employees need a shared understanding of menopause. As a result, many organisations book this awareness training as the first step in their action plan rollout.
Can the session be tailored to our sector?
Yes. We adapt scenarios, language and case examples to your sector — particularly useful for finance, professional services, tech, healthcare and the public sector. Furthermore, tailoring usually adds two to three days to the delivery timeline.
Can we deliver this to global teams?
Yes. Virtual delivery is available globally — we’ve delivered menopause awareness sessions to teams in North America, Europe, the Middle East and APAC. As a result, for organisations with very dispersed workforces, we typically run the same session twice in different time zones.
What does it cost?
Pricing depends on group size, format, and whether you’re booking as a standalone session or as part of the wider Menopause Workplace Support Programme. Multi-element bookings are priced more favourably than one-offs. Book a discovery call and we’ll send a clear quote within 48 hours.
