WOMEN'S HEALTH RESEARCH- the impact of menopause on working women

Most women are in the workforce when they go through menopause. However the impact of menopause on women’s work capacity, satisfaction and career progression remains uncertain. Objective: The PhD goals are to determine the impact of menopause on paid and unpaid work performance and engagement in a nationally representative sample of 8096 women, aged 40-69 years, recruited by the Women's Health Research Program The data for this study has been collected and the PhD will be the analysis and reporting of this large data set to determine I. the proportion of women in full and part time paid work, carer and volunteer roles; II. the association between menopause symptoms and self-assessed work performance in women in paid and unpaid work roles, including shift work, taking into account impact of demographic, psychological and economic circumstances. III. whether menopause symptoms are an independent barrier to work performance or work engagement. This is a unique opportunity to undertake cutting edge research in women's public health and generate valuable, real-world, insights into the impact of menopausal symptoms on women’s work performance and engagement, with impactful publications