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To mark International Women’s Day, Whittlebury Park hotel has signed up to the Menopause Workplace Pledge campaign, to underline the hotel’s commitment to supporting women of all ages in the workplace.
According to Wellbeing of Women, the charity which organises the campaign, women over 50 are the fastest growing demographic in the workplace but around 900,000 women have quit their jobs due to the menopause.
The pledge comes after the hotel said that over 60% of heads of departments are female, and all of its marketing and communications team, reservations sales team and corporate sales teams are female.
Whittlebury also said it will develop its own, “more detailed”, menopause policy later in the year.
Vicky Walker, head of HR at Whittlebury Park, said: “By signing the Menopause Workplace Pledge we are promising to make our workforce an inclusive environment for all women.
“This is an important first step in fostering a supportive and compassionate environment where women who are affected by the menopause can continue to work if they choose to, and one which we will consolidate with our own menopause policy later in the year.”
