When the British broadcaster Davina McCall woke up one morning in her forties dripping with sweat, she didn’t know what was happening to her. She’d never heard the word perimenopause. But as she did her research, she became in her words an “accidental activist”, determined to raise awareness and help menopausal women, especially in the workplace. In a recording taken from the recent FT Live Women in Business summit, Working It host Isabel Berwick talks to Davina about her campaign and how she’s managed her career through menopausal symptoms.

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Useful links:

https://www.menopausecafe.net/

https://www.thephoenixgroup.com/views-insights/menopause-and-employment-how-enable-fulfilling-working-lives

https://www.nhsemployers.org/articles/menopause-and-workplace

https://thisisdavina.com/

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Presented by Isabel Berwick. Produced by Audrey Tinline and Philippa Goodrich. The executive producer is Manuela Saragosa and the sound engineer was Simon Panayi.

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