Women over 50, theyre the Fastest Growing part of the workforce, but the taboo around talking about the menopause still hangs over us. Today we have an entire show looking at the menopause, its impact on women and the workplace. And we look at how companies are selling to the so called Menopause Market. Im going to be discussing all of that with these two, there they are, a leading doctor in this field and a uk government menopause champion tells me what Companies Need to do to stop women leaving theirjobs when those symptoms hit. Plus, the multi billion dollar menopause industry. Im going to be speaking to a specialist about how companies can tap into this massive Global Consumer group and to the health shop chain Holland And Barrett, who have been leading the charge to change perceptions and make those menopause megabucks. Wherever yourejoining me from around the world, once again, a big hello and a warm welcome to the show. You know, its quite shocking to realise that here in the uk
To try and rein in soaring prices. So where is the Economy Heading . Im joined now by Salomon Fiedler whos an economist at berenberg bank. Better than expected numbers . More thanjust better than expected numbers . More than just a Coronation Weekend you alluded to, june was the strongest month. The coronation was in may. Domestic spending is relatively strong at the moment or has been in 02. Strong at the moment or has been in q2. Consumers have spent and we see that in the figures now. 02. Consumers have spent and we see that in the figures now. That in the figures now. There are concerns for that in the figures now. There are concerns for the that in the figures now. There are concerns for the longterm that in the figures now. There are| concerns for the longterm health that in the figures now. There are i concerns for the longterm health of concerns for the Long Term Health of the uk economy, what is going on there . , ,. , the uk economy, what is going on there . ,. ,. There . May
Higher housing, cars and food costs but once his take out Core Inflation was 4. 7 , the lowest since october 2021. The good news is that inflation has drifted down from last summers 40 drifted down from last summers a0 year highs but its still well above what the Federal Reserve thinks of as normal prices. With the overall trend heading in the right direction, policymakers may feel that they dont need to raise Interest Rates further. Us central bank, you may recall, raised its benchmark Interest Rate to more than five and a quarter , the highest in 22 years, all in a bid to call the economy and ease the pressure is pushing up prices. Cool. Qualities too early to say mission accomplished, from the white house to wall street there is a sense that progress has been made in the Worlds Largest economy. Chinas e commerce Giant Alibaba reported its strongest quarterly Revenue Growth in almost two years, pushing its us listed shares up by more than a . Earlier this week the latest data shows C
Wherever yourejoining me from around the world, once again, a big hello and a warm welcome to the show. You know, its quite shocking to realise that here in the uk, nearly one in ten women who experience Menopause Symptoms leave theirjobs because of them and a quarter consider quitting. The menopause is also being seen as one possible reason why women hold fewer of the top jobs than men. Menopause, it tends to happen when a woman is between 45 and 55, but it can happen even earlier. It will impact different women in different ways and there are dozens of different symptoms. And some women may not experience any of them at all. But among those symptoms are things like increased anxiety, difficulty sleeping, mood swings, brain fog and hot flushes. Things that can obviously impact on someone s confidence, especially when they might be in a race for a top job. Plus, we are living longer. So globally, the menopause will impact more women. According to the who, the world health organization,
We start here in the uk, where figures out earlier show the uk economy grew by 0. 2 between april and june following a rebound from an extra bank holiday for the kings coronation. Growth injune alone was stronger than expected at 0. 5 . High inflation remains a problem. The Bank Of England has raised the cost of borrowing 1a times since the end of 2021 to try and rein in soaring prices. So where is the Economy Heading . Were nowjoined by victoria scholar, who is the head of investment at interactive investor. Lovely for tojoin us lovely for to join us here on the programme. Not. 2 . Essentially, thatis programme. Not. 2 . Essentially, that is stagnation, isnt it . Actually, these figures are a bit better than analysts were expecting, both in the Second Quarter and in june we saw particular strength in the construction. Injune we saw a bounce back in manufacturing, publishing, so things like books and magazines also fare pretty well, and car sales have been benefiting from the fact the