Navigating Menopause with Victoria Hardy - Ginge Unhinged! | Includability Shorts

Victoria Hardy, the founder of Ginge Unhinged and advocate for Women's Health, shares four key tips on how businesses can support menopause in the workplace

Her guidelines include adopting empathetic inclusivity, establishing supportive policies, maintaining effective communication, and fostering a positive culture.

Welcome to another eye-opening Includability Short with your host, Dave Holby-Wolinski! In this episode, we're thrilled to have the incredible Victoria Hardy, a Menopause Expert and the Author of "My Menopause, My Journey, My Rules."

Victoria, the creative force behind 'Ginge Unhinged' and an Empathy Specialist at Barclays, has a passion for transformation and is making waves in the world of personal and professional wellbeing. Through the power of storytelling, she offers resonant and human-centred perspectives on navigating menopause, both in our personal lives and the workplace.

In this insightful session, we discuss the intersection of menopause and work, the importance of empathy in addressing this life phase, and how we can better support our colleagues going through this journey. Whether you're going through menopause yourself, know someone who is, or want to build a more understanding work environment, this is a must-watch episode.

Join us as we explore the human side of transformation and wellbeing, the role of empathy, and how we can change the narrative around menopause in our workplaces. Don't forget to check out Victoria's book for an in-depth personal journey through menopause!

Remember, as we become more technology-minded, we need to stay human. So let's disrupt the silence and start the conversation about menopause today!

Tune into this episode on YouTube or Spotify, or visit us at weareincludability.co.uk. Be part of this essential conversation.

Highlights

• 🎙️ Victoria shares guidance on supporting menopause in the workplace in an episode of "Includability Shorts".
• 🧩 Victoria emphasises the need for empathetic inclusivity, understanding who is affected by menopause and how different factors such as age, medical conditions, cultural circumstances and sexuality come into play.
• 📜 The second tip revolves around formulating supportive policies. Victoria cautions that while policies are essential, they alone cannot change the conversation about menopause in the workplace.
• 📣 Communication is Victoria's third tip, stressing the difference between having strategic awareness days, storytelling, and actually having everyday open conversations about the symptoms and struggles related to menopause.
• 🌍 Lastly, Victoria discusses the importance of nurturing a positive, human-centric culture, emphasising the role of senior leaders in fostering ongoing discussions, being open to feedback, and constantly aiming for improvement in Women's Health and menopause conversations.
• 🎯 Victoria's advice is part of a wider effort to make workplaces more inclusive, diverse, and mentally healthy.
• 🎉 For more insightful tips and discussions, the "Includability Shorts" series is available on weareincludability.co.uk, YouTube, and Spotify.

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