Women are taking pay cuts and 'white-knuckling it' to manage menopause and work: 'I feel like I'm sitting on the sidelines' - CNBC
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Women experiencing menopause and perimenopause often face significant career setbacks including reduced work capacity, missed promotions, reduced hours, and career changes, with some taking substantial pay cuts to manage symptoms. A Gallup survey found 40% of women report menopause negatively affecting their work or life, and a Mayo Clinic study estimated menopause symptoms cost $1.8 billion annually in lost U.S. work time.
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Around 2020, Amy Terry noticed she didn't feel like her usual self. The 50-year-old Michigander was working as a director of programming at a health association when she says she began experiencing symptoms like memory loss, low energy, mental processing difficulties — or, as she describes it, "waking up every day feeling like you were slogging through mud." "I went from being this highly competen…
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