Broadcast: Events

Menopause Awareness for Managers

Thursday 26 September 10:00 until 11:30

University of Sussex Campus

Part of the series: Thriving through Menopause

Target audience: All staff (Academic and Professional Services) with or taking on management/leadership responsibilities.

Menopause shouldn’t be a taboo subject, and everyone should feel they can have an open conversation with their line manager, especially when they need advice or support.

With a growing number of people going through the menopause transition experiencing symptoms so severe that they leave the workplace, it is vital that managers understand the impact that symptoms can have, and know how to support their colleagues.

Research shows that people are often uncomfortable disclosing their symptoms and problems to managers, particularly if those managers are young or male. For this reason, we encourage managers of all ages and genders to attend this online training.

This workshop will cover:

Why we need to talk openly about menopause
What menopause is, why it happens and when
The signs and symptoms
How you can support colleagues in your role as a line manager
How to access support and resources available at the University

Register on this workshop through LearnUpon. Please log in to LearnUpon first for this link to take you directly to there.

Read a guide of how to register on LearnUpon.

Organisational Development will email further details the day before the event.

Please let us know as soon as possible if you have any accessibility requirements regarding this staff development activity (e.g., hearing/visual impairment) so that we can do our very best to accommodate your needs.

All managers are encouraged to enable staff to attend University events in work time, where business needs allow, as learning and development to further all staff contributions in supporting to achieve our goals. Please support to share this event with your teams and networks.

We require a minimum number of attendees on our workshops to make them viable. If we are ever unable to run a workshop due to low numbers, you will be contact 48 hours before the workshop to inform you.

By: Organisational Development
Last updated: Wednesday, 7 August 2024