The 'elephant in the room' for executive women

AFR BOSS magazine explores the challenges that senior leaders face in maintaining physical and mental wellbeing.

For some women, menopause symptoms are so severe they interfere with daily life. Niki Fisher

Clare MorganProduction editor

Feb 11, 2020 – 10.21am

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While working with senior female leaders, executive coach Jane Porter began noticing “an elephant in the room”. Porter, the head of education at leadership development group IECL by GrowthOps Australia, saw executive women struggling with the symptoms of menopause.

Variously affected by hot flushes, sleeplessness, fatigue, mood swings, poor concentration and forgetfulness, some women found it a challenge to perform at their usual level.