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Menopause: The trending word of 2022. Sharon MacArthur’s masterclass taking the North East by storm.

The University of Sunderland is proud to deliver Sharon MacArthur’s ‘Menopause in the workplace’ masterclass as a course that is fully funded for your North East business by the European Social Fund.

The University was able to catch up with one of the course delegates Marelli Vice President Phil Wood.

Phil enrolled onto the fully funded menopause in the workplace masterclass delivered at the University of Sunderland and we had a chat with him to discuss the experience that he and the other staff at Marelli had on the course.

Sharon MacArthur aka ‘Miss Menopause’ has been running her interactive menopause masterclass sessions at the University of Sunderland and it’s fair to say that they’ve been a huge hit. As seen on BBC news - Sharon’s mission has been to break down the stigma of discussing menopause in a workplace setting and that is exactly what this interactive session is all about.

Phil said that ‘It’s one of the best training courses that I or many of my colleagues have ever been on because the structure of the course and the passion with which Sharon presents it is just brilliantly done.’

When reflecting on the impact of the course he told me that ‘At the end of the week when we had been on the course, there was a big leaving party and so many colleagues were sitting in the pub talking about the menopause course. It was unbelievable. It has instantly become a thing that people talk about in our workplace. But not only that - the usefulness to us even outside the workplace is huge as well, as we all have wives or female friends.’

Menopause in the workplace is a seriously hot topic at the moment. The UK Government has just released a report by the Women and Equalities Committee. The report really highlights the lack of understanding and awareness of the impact of menopause in workplace settings which really drives home the importance of Sharon’s masterclass.

Did you know? - Less than 10% of businesses are currently discussing menopause in their workplace, but everyone will encounter menopause at some point whether that’s directly or indirectly. It may be you, or it could be a family member, a work colleague or a friend.

Learn how to support them by attending this informal and friendly workshop at the University of Sunderland. This course isn’t just for women, it’s for everyone!

Phil believes that for his organisation ‘It’s been so worthwhile. The fact that it’s available fully funded is amazing.’

If you would like to enrol now or would like to know more about our portfolio of fully funded courses, please email esf@sunderland.ac.uk

Read the Government report on Menopause and the workplace: https://lnkd.in/eAm3peYm

Visit Marelli’s website -> https://www.marelli.com/

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by University of Sunderland .