The human rights watchdog also says today that women suffering from hot flushes or brain fog should be given quiet rooms to rest in and have fans or air conditioning in their workplaces.
Menopause expert Kate Muir says the new guidance doesn t make sense and those behind it don t know enough about the menopause to be writing laws about it.
Broadcaster Narinder Kaur told MailOnline that the guidance will not take away any of the stigma and shame which prevents women from speaking about the menopause.
The Sentencing Council for England and Wales is consulting on plans to increase the use of rehabilitative sentences like unpaid work or drug treatment programmes.