World Menopause Day 2025: Understanding the Impact
Optical professionals discuss menopause support in the workplace ahead of World Menopause Day 2025.
According to Lou Furby, MenoTalk founder and Specsavers senior events and communication manager, menopause can result in a diverse range of symptoms, affecting a woman's confidence.
Something you hear quite often from women going through menopause is the phrase, 'I just don't feel like me'
Furby shared her personal experience, highlighting that it was only after gaining perspective that she realised the extent of menopause's impact on her life.
I now know, being back to my normal self, just how much of myself was missing for 10 years
Furby co-founded Menotalk, a Specsavers colleague support network launched in 2021, to provide support for women going through menopause.
Author's summary: Menopause affects women's confidence and well-being in the workplace.