In this episode we speak with Grace Molloy, CEO and Founder of Menopause Friendly Australia. Grace is an Australian Registered Nurse with a Big 4 background in financial audit, business development and commercial partnership and is a Telstra Best of Business Award Winner. In this episode, we unpack why Grace started the business in Australia, why it is so very much needed from a productivity and psychological safety perspective, why men need to tune into and get comfortable talking about menopause and why we need to act now:

• Menopause contributes to the gender pay gap because women retire 7.4 years earlier than men, often during their prime leadership years.
• Despite intending to retire around the age of 64, the average age of retirement for women is 52 with menopause symptoms being a contributing factor.
• 81% of women aged between 45-54 are in paid employment. In 1980, this figure stood at just 47%.

If that isn’t business case to recover talent I don’t know what is. But we know this is a challenging space, so Grace and her team has helped get workplaces started, jump onto menopausefriendly.au, maybe start with the free checklist and then connect with Grace to get your workplace started or progressed in being menopause friendly.  Please enjoy Grace Molloy, she embodies grace under fire.