The hidden economic costs of menopause
Now that its effects are finally being measured, it is clear the long-term toll for society could be huge
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MIDDLE-AGED women now represent a record share of the global workforce, owing to gains in female labour-force participation and demographic shifts.
Moreover, many will have already absorbed or moved past the “child penalty”, the well-documented career disruption and loss of earnings caused by the transition into motherhood.
There is a big, unaddressed problem, though. Far from levelling out, the playing field remains tilted. As women reach middle age, they face yet another biological hurdle: menopause.
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