When WH polled our community, 57% of those who struggle with a hormonal or gynaecological condition told us they believe it has harmed their career.
That’s why we’re taking a close, critical look at how female health issues - everything from endometriosis, fibroids and PMDD to fertility treatment and (peri)menopause - affect our working lives.
How did we get here? What does it feel like? And how do we make meaningful change? This is Women’s Health at Work.
Know what’s up with the specifics of employment law as it pertains to your health? No? Us neither, frankly.
But banging the drum about women’s health issues at work without getting to grips with the basics of the legislation underpinning employers' actual legal obligations? That's is like laying the perfect scalloped pastel tiles in your bathroom without attending to the broken plumbing underneath.
To fill the significant gaps in our knowledge, Women’s Health booked in with Moira Campbell, senior employment lawyer solicitor at Kingsley Napier solicitors. The eagle-eyed among you may recognise her from Davina McCall’s latest Channel 4 menopause documentary - and, helpfully, she’s experienced at representing both employees and employers in employment cases.
‘There’s such a lack of clarity on both sides,’ she tells WH- ‘which leads to issues both in terms of [employers] providing the right support and also [employees] enforcing [their] rights.’
As to why so many of us remain so ill-informed about our rights? Campbell...
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