🧠Hormones & High Performance: What Workplaces Still Don’t Get About Menopause in Tech

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Menopause. 

The word alone still makes some managers break out in a cold sweat—and not because of the office aircon wars. 

In tech, where we obsess over optimisation, data, and performance dashboards, there’s one thing rarely discussed: what happens when half your workforce is navigating hormonal chaos —and still shows up to code, lead, and innovate.




The Elephant in the Server Room

Menopause isn’t just hot flashes and herbal tea. It’s brain fog during a sprint review. It’s palpitations before a product pitch. It’s the quiet leaving of senior women who are “suddenly too tired” but never too talented.

Here’s what we’ve heard (anonymous but real):

“I used to lead global projects. Now I schedule meetings around my energy crashes.”
“They offered me a standing desk but never once asked if flexible hours could help.”

Menopause Myth Bingo (Play Along at Your Next Team Meeting)

  • “It’s just a few hot flashes.”

  • “Too young to matter!”

  • “They’ll say something if they need help.”

  • “It’s personal, not professional.”

Bingo! And that’s how talent quietly leaves the room.

What Workplaces Should Be Doing

  • Formal Policy, Not Whisper Networks: Incorporate Menopause into Wellbeing and Diversity Strategies.

  • Flexible Structures: Remote options, adjusted hours during symptom peaks.

  • Training for Managers: Not awkward workshops—real, practical awareness sessions.

  • Anonymous Support Channels: So women don’t feel exposed asking for help.

Why This Matters in Tech

Tech moves fast—but retention is slow when we ignore the human factor. Losing experienced midlife talent means:

  • Fewer mentors for rising women in STEM.

  • Lost innovation (diverse thinking thrives with age and perspective).

  • A silent drain on company culture and performance.

Your Next Step

  1. Share this with your HR team.

  2. Download our Menopause Myth Bingo Card 

  3. Start the conversation—one brave Slack post at a time.

Because high performance doesn’t mean pretending hormones don’t exist.

Call to Action

  • Subscribe to TechSheThink for real stories, policy ideas, and unapologetic midlife tech truth.

  • Grab the Menopause Myth Bingo Card → https://techshethink.gumroad.com/l/xytumq





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