article_snippet: Ros Altmann says women are being forced out of the workplace because employers are ignoring the impact of the menopause .
article_snippet: Women are being forced out of the workplace because employers are ignoring the impact of the menopause, a campaigner for older workers has warned.
article_snippet: Ros Altmann, who advises the Government on how to keep over-50s in the workforce, said that while other life-changing events are recognised by businesses, the menopause is still taboo.
article_snippet: As a result, older women are being failed by employers.
article_snippet: Dr Altmann, who is an expert on pensions and finance, said some women struggling with symptoms of the menopause are perceived to be under-performing and are forced out of some women struggling with symptoms of the menopause jobs.
article_snippet: Ros Altmann warned that menopause is just ‘not on the work radar’.
article_snippet: Pregnancy is, childbirth is, bereavement is, many other life phases are, but [menopausal women] get no support in the workplace,’ Ros Altmann said.
article_snippet: Dr Altmann, who has written a report on how to keep older people working, said she would have to be brave to call for training on how to manage women going through the menopause because ‘nobody ever wants to talk about that’.
article_snippet: Can you imagine telling a 40-year-old male manager you’ve got a problem with the menopause?
highlights_snippet: Says other life-changing events are recognised, but menopause is taboo .
  