# More Than 1m UK Women Could Quit Their Jobs Through Lack of Menopause Support [More than 1m UK women could quit their jobs through lack of menopause support | Menopause | The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/jan/17/more-than-1m-uk-women-could-quit-their-jobs-through-lack-of-menopause-support) ## Notes - more than just hot sweats - women lacking menopause support may quit jobs - 1 in 4 perimenopausal women are unhappy in their jobs because of a lack of support %% ### [[women lacking menopause support may quit jobs]] More than 1m UK women could quit their jobs through lack of menopause support > A survey of 2,000 women aged 45 to 67 across the UK experiencing menopause symptoms found that this lack of support is having a direct impact on their decisions to leave the workplace. The women said it was the second most devastating impact on their career to date, only just behind having children. ^n1h01 ### [[1 in 4 perimenopausal women are unhappy in their jobs because of a lack of support]] > It found that a quarter of the women surveyed (24%) are unhappy in their jobs because of a lack of support, with 63% noting that their place of work has not introduced any kind of policy to make things easier for women going through menopause. ^r2be8