Menopause &
Menstruation Friendly

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Benchmark your workplace

International Womens Day 2025

8 March 2025

It exists to celebrate women’s achievement, raise awareness about discrimination and take action to forge gender parity.

It’s the perfect time to start, reignite or amplify conversations about menopause and menstruation at work. This year’s theme is #AccelerateAction

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The Menstruation Friendly business case

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Being a menstruation friendly employer is the right thing to do, but did you know there’s also a compelling demographic, legal and business case?

Use our free business case to learn how your organisation can benefit, and influence key stakeholders in your company.

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How menstruation friendly is your organisation?

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Our helpful checklist is free to download, and helps you to understand what it means to be a menstruation friendly workplace, where you are today, and areas you may want to focus.

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Menopause and Menstruation Friendly Accredited Workplaces

The Accreditation Pathway

THE MENSTRUATION and menopause FRIENDLY

Accreditation

Being accredited as menopause and/or menstruation friendly demonstrates you are a great place to work.

Our workplace standards are defined and governed by an Independent Panel of experts. They review all applications for accreditation and provide detailed feedback, whatever the outcome.

Start your journey by benchmarking your workplace today.

We have a range of resources to support your organisation in achieving accreditation: from light-touch to full support, we make it easier for you to achieve the standards with genuinely helpful resources including a library of best-practice policies, on-demand webinars, masterclasses, engagement toolkits and more.


complete a self assessment

5 steps to accreditation

Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5

Step 1: Complete your self-assessment. 

Benchmark your workplace against the Menopause and Menstruation Friendly Standards by completing our online self-assessment. You’ll receive a gap analysis report that identifies areas to focus on as you move along your pathway to accreditation. 

Step 2: Utilise genuinely helpful resources to support you in making change

Communication Toolkits: Download on of our helpful toolkits to make opening the conversation about menopause and menstrual health easier. 

Workshops: Our on-demand accreditation workshops provide you with insights to support your journey to accreditation. 5 core workshops align with each of the menopause friendly standards. Workshops include resources to help you plan your initiatives and measure impact as you go, setting you up for success in the accreditation process. 

Find out more. 

Step 3: Provide Training 

Providing role‑specific training for menopause and menstrual health empowers leaders, managers, and HR professionals with the right knowledge and confidence to support employees effectively. Different roles face unique responsibilities, from frontline supervisors managing teams day to day, to HR staff shaping supportive policies, to wellbeing champions fostering open conversations.

Tailored training ensures each group understands how menopause and menstrual health can impact performance, attendance, and wellbeing, and equips them with practical tools to respond appropriately. By investing in role‑specific education, organisations not only strengthen inclusion and psychological safety but also create a culture where every employee can thrive throughout all stages of working life.

Partner with the experts – our award winning CPD certified training is available live (online or in person) and via e-learning. 

Download our training brochure here.  

Step 4: Apply for accreditation

Register to receive access to our online accreditation portal, complete your application and upload evidence. 

Our Independent Panel will review your application and evidence against accreditation standards. You’ll receive detailed feedback whether you are successful first time or not.

When you achieve either or both The Menstruation and Menopause Friendly Accreditation, you’ve a lot to be proud of.

You’ll also enjoy discounts on our communication resources and training to support you in sustaining the change.

There’s lots of opportunity to celebrate along the journey too. 

Step 5: Sustain change

Cultural change takes time and you’ll need to resubmit your application every three years to maintain your accreditation. You must re-submit your self-assessment annually and pay an annual subscription to continue to display your accreditation badge.  

You’ll also receive a 15% discount on our communication resources and training, making it easy for you to sustain change once you’re accredited. Enjoy ready-made communication toolkits to make it easy for you to keep the conversation going on key events including International Women’s Day, Menstrual Hygiene Day and World Menopause Day.

Women’s Health at work

Why is it important?

Menopause and Menstruation affects half the world’s population for a very significant part of their life.

Despite this, there is a stigma attached to talking openly about menstrual health and menopause, especially at work.

Breaking this taboo promotes gender equity and ensures that female colleagues feel supported and valued at work.

The business benefits can’t be ignored either: as engaged staff are more likely to be productive and have less time off work if supported.

Australian research reveals

0

Say they experienced bothersome periods in the last 5 years

0

Missed days of work due to their period

0

Reported their mental or emotional wellbeing was impacted

2023 Australian Women’s Health Survey, 2024 Bloody Big Survey – Share the Dignity.

3 IN 5

Had no menstrual education or wish they had known more

Millions are impacted

By menstrual health conditions

For many, the menstrual cycle is more than just a monthly event. Over an average of 28 days, fluctuating hormones can cause symptoms that range from being inconvenient to debilitating.

Menstrual conditions cause disruptive physical and/or emotional symptoms before and during menstruation.

Your role as an employer is not to diagnose, prescribe or become an expert. It’s to support every member of your workforce making their wellbeing a priory and helping them to be the best that they can be at work.

This support is cost effective and often means making fairly small reasonable adjustments to working practices – often, knowing someone is willing to listen makes a big difference.


How many people experience menstrual health conditions?

ENDOMETRIOSIS

(Polycystic Ovary Syndrome) impacts how women’s ovaries work. It can cause irregular periods, weight gain, hair loss, excessive hair growth acne and an increased risk of diabetes and high cholesterol.

WOMEN ARE IMPACTED

pmdd

(Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder) can cause those impacted to experience physical and severe psychological symptoms in the run up to their period. Some even report suicidal feelings.

OF WOMEN ARE IMPACTED

adenomyosis

Similarly to endometriosis, this causes womb-like tissue to grow in other places: specifically the muscular wall of the womb. It can cause pelvic pain, abdominal pain, bloating and heavy bleeding.

OF WOMEN ARE IMPACTED

pcos

(Polycystic Ovary Syndrome) impacts how women’s ovaries work. It can cause irregular periods, weight gain, hair loss, excessive hair growth acne and an increased risk of diabetes and high cholesterol.

OF WOMEN ARE IMPACTED

fiBROIDS

These are non-cancerous growths that develop in or around the womb, causing heavy periods, abdominal pain, lower back pain, urinary issues and gastrointestinal issues.

OF WOMEN ARE IMPACTED

LOW AWARENESS – LATE DIAGNOSIS – HUGE IMPACT TO LIVES

“It took me 8 years to get diagnosed with Endometriosis.
I wish I got diagnosed earlier, I might have had a better chance of having children.”

HOW MENOPAUSE FRIENDLY IS YOUR ORGANISATION?

Download our
information Pack

Our helpful pack includes:

  • Checklist, helping you to understand what it means to be menopause and menstruation friendly and changes you may want to make.
  • a business case and infographic to highlight the benefits to your organisation
  • how we can help: menopause and menstruation friendly accreditation, training and pricing.

This will help you to understand what it means to be menstruation friendly, where you are today, and changes you might want to consider making.


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Gaining Menopause and Menstruation Friendly Accreditation demonstrates you’re a great place to work.

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Workplace Training

CPD-accredited training to suit the needs of your organisation: with digital, face-to-face and webinar options available.

Our expert team have worked with thousands of organisations to develop the right training plan for them. Please get in touch to talk through your requirements.

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TRAINING WE OFFER..

Elearning & Training videos

Educate your workforce anytime, anywhere.

Our expert CPD accredited eLearning is available LMS (Learning Management System) ready or on-demand by link. 

Our engaging Menopause in Minutes and Menstruation in Minutes videos can be used on your intranet site or other internal comms channels to raise awareness in under 5 minutes.

colleague training

Open the conversation, build awareness and educate all colleagues within your organisation.

manager training

Equip managers and leaders in women’s health facts, legal considerations and practical skills to have supportive conversations.


hr & occupation health training

Educate HR, Occupational Health and those that play a supportive role for health in the workplace in menstruation and menopause facts, their role, legalities and policy recommendations.

champion training

A 3-hour programme equipping champions to engage your workforce and build awareness of menopause and menstruation in the workplace.

advocate training

An in-depth 6-hour programme to equip advocates in your workforce to deliver training and run support groups.

expert masterclass

Delivered by experts on specialist topics including menopause, endometriosis, PCOS, menstrual conditions, neurodiversity and more.

Our workplace training is CPD Accredited

That means it’s professionally designed to create the right outcomes for your business and your teams.
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You don’t have to be an expert in menopause or menstruation to create an inclusive workplace.

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