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The egalitarian myth is a barrier to professional adjustments that people affected by menopause symptoms could benefit from, believes Florence Chappert of the National Agency for the Improvement of Working Conditions.
Hot flashes, insomnia, mood disorders, musculoskeletal pain… The slew of symptoms linked to menopause can seriously affect the daily lives of some women, including their professional activity. But few dare to broach the subject with their line manager. Florence Chappert, head of the Equality mission at the National Agency for the Improvement of Working Conditions and pilot of the “women’s health” action of the fourth Health at Work plan, insists on the importance of adjusting the activity of the employees concerned.
How can work be adapted to take into account menopausal symptoms?
Already, leave is not enough. Stopping to manage the crisis is a good thing, but it is also necessary to adapt the activity. Overall, there are three types of adaptations. First, that of the workstation to limit difficult positions, allow to be cool and have water nearby. It is also possible to adapt the activity: identify the tasks that are difficult to reconcile, then limit or replace them. Avoid, for example, assigning the employee to a position of
