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Inside the City’s battle to halt the menopause attrition: ‘There is a deluge of women leaving’

Citi, Schroders and Linklaters among 13 top City employers that have a menopause policy in place, data from Financial News finds

There were 23 employment tribunals that referenced menopause in 2021, a 44% spike from the year before
There were 23 employment tribunals that referenced menopause in 2021, a 44% spike from the year before Photo: Yiffy Gu for FN

On World Menopause Day in October 2021, a group of senior finance executives, including Baroness Helena Morrissey, issued a stark warning to the City – support your employees going through menopause or be prepared to suffer an attrition of top talent.

At the time, only a handful of companies, including HSBC and PwC, had established policies around menopause. But a year later, there has been some headway. 

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