A post shared by Stella Magazine (@telegraphstella)Several years ago, I did a menopause talk for the BBC. As I walked into the main room I was shocked by the open-plan layout and the bright lights.
There was literally nowhere to hide. I asked a few women what they did when a hot flush struck or they felt overwhelmed. They told me they hid in the toilet or the cafeteria.
Following that talk I spoke to the HR department and suggested the women had access to a room with a door where they could sit for five minutes if they needed a break or to get away from it all when struggling with a hot flush.
My mum was a PA many years ago and was too shy to say anything to her boss about her menopause symptoms in case he thought she was over the hill.
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