The ‘menopause penalty’: Many women in midlife see a drop in wages, new study finds

Women are already only 84 cents a man’s dollars. They also apply for additional earnings loss, should they become mothers in the form ofChild penalty“- Last revelations Damaging damage to $ 500,000 for a 30-year career.

Now comes a study in which women earn another decline at the end of their child, and researchers have called it “Menopause fine“

University College Economists, University College, University University University, and Delaware University have calculated that women feel 4.3% decrease in their four years. Menopause: Diagnosis, from the fourth year to 10% growth losses.

Until now, researchers have analyzed the wide data of the population of Sweden and Norway. It included medical records found in the first diagnosis of women born between 1961-1968, who had a diagnosis of menopause-55 to 55.

About one-third of women in Menopause receives official diagnosis, lead author and UCL professor Gabriela Constant Luck, And by focusing on their real medical diagnosis, rather than a certain age range, it was a way to watch something “visible and recorded” as a child (as with the child’s penalty).

“So it doesn’t say that every woman when she menstrues has a salary loss by 10%. “So this looks at the woman who has a strong menopause, in the sense that she has symptoms. It can be perimenopa, bleeding of retardation and various different conditions. ” As a rule, the researchers discovered after being diagnosed on site are diagnosed with different related conditions, thus affecting working productivity.

“Thus, we see that these women are also diagnosed with fatigue, headaches and headlines, to feel sharp stress. To find evidence, he said, researchers noticed working hours as a reflection of productivity.

During the Menopause they found, the decline in earnings was mainly due to less time to work.

And the likelihood of disability insurance benefits increased by 4.8% in four years after the diagnosis of menopause.

Although the current finds were limited to two Scandinavian countries, Conti believes that they are translated. “My meaning is how much symptoms are the same in different countries, and that biology is the same, most likely you have treatments and jobs, whether you have treatments and jobs. Their research shows that he explains that the workplace is playing a major role in Menopause.

“If you are able to fit women [in menopause]and create a supportive job, it can also make a big difference, “he said, noting as an example, new. UK Certification Menopause – for friendly jobs that count One US companyCVS, among certified ones.

Therefore, as a result of their lost salary results, researchers urge to increase menopause awareness, as well as better support and care.

“All women go through menopause, but every woman’s experience is unique,” said Conn. News releaseA number of “We looked at medical menopause diagnosis women, so these women may have more severe symptoms than the total population.

The victims of earnings and hours are women, without a university degree, are already generated.

“Gradewal women are better informed to be aware of menopause symptoms and more aware of their treatment options,” Contra said. “This can mean that they are better equipped to adapt and continue to work during their menstruation.”

He added:

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