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Caroline Davies

FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Mps call for menopause to be protected characteristic in uk equality act - Caught on Camera

The Conservative MP Caroline Nokes
The Conservative MP Caroline Nokes urged the government to support and celebrate women. Photograph: Tolga Akmen/EPA

MPs have called for menopause to be a protected characteristic and for a special ambassador to keep women in the workplace, after a report showed the UK is currently “haemorrhaging talent”.

Employers’ lack of support for menopausal symptoms is pushing “highly skilled and experienced” women out of work, according to the cross-party women and equalities committee.

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