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
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,
that all the support being needed is now working its way out into the system. in europe, french authorities warn of a heat apocalypse as thousands are forced to flee wildfires. so does climate change now mean regular severe heatwaves? future warming is determined by future emissions. if we stop dumping carbon into the atmosphere at carbon into the atmosphere at carbon dioxide into the atmosphere the world will stop warming. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the uk s first ever red warning for extreme heat has come into effect meaning there s a danger to life and the threat of major travel disruption. it is also provisionally the hottest day in wales since records began. the red alert covers much of england from london and the south east up to york and manchester. it s already the hottest day of the year so far and parts of england could be hotter than the western sahara and the caribbean. tomorrow, temperatures could exceed a0 degrees in southern england, whic
let s start here in the uk, where prime minister borisjohnson has won the backing of a majority of tory mps in a confidence vote despite a significant revolt against his leadership. mrjohnson won 59% of the vote, meaning he is now immune from a conservative leadership challenge for a year. in total, 211 tory mps voted they had confidence in the prime minister s leadership, while11i8 voted against him. mrjohnson described his confidence vote win as decisive . i think this is a very good result for politics in the country. i think it is a convincing result and a decisive result, and what it means is that as a government, we can move on and focus on the stuff that really matters to people. joining me now is giles coghlan, who s the chief currency analyst at hycm. has it caused concern? perhaps surprisingly. has it caused concern? perhaps surprisingly. it has it caused concern? perhaps surprisingly, it hasn t. - has it caused concern? perhaps surprisingly, it hasn t. the - s
and late yesterday, the chancellor announced the minimum wage is to go up by more than a pound, to £11.44 per hour, from april next year. and jeremy hunt decided the rate would also apply to 21 and 22 year olds for the first time. here s our econmics corrrespondent, andy verity. ona cold, on a cold, damp day at the south london market, ask what they want the government to do something about and you will hear two big concerns that haven t gone away. energy and food. , ., , ., , food. used to get six or seven oran . es food. used to get six or seven oranges for food. used to get six or seven oranges for a food. used to get six or seven oranges for a pound, - food. used to get six or seven oranges for a pound, now - food. used to get six or seven oranges for a pound, now it i food. used to get six or seven i oranges for a pound, now it has five. lemons, ten for a pound, now 87 for a pound. it is hard for the customer, it is hard for the customer, it is hard for us as well.