Mr Marek Zemanik, Senior Public Policy Adviser, CIPD Scotland spoke about the work the organisation is doing on menopause in the workplace, a menopause priority of the WHP: o Menopause is recognised as a key workplace issue in Scotland, affecting an estimated 320,000. o Menopause symptoms can sometimes be severe enough to leave women unable to work. o Many women feel unable to tell their employer that menopause is the reason for absence from work or poor health. o Changing this requires education/training and a change of culture to break taboos and challenge stigma. o Scotland needs more menopause friendly workplaces. o CIPD’s “Let’s talk menopause” initiative: https://www.cipd.co.uk/knowledge/culture/well-being/menopause Dr Rosie Ilett, Faculty of Sexual & Reproductive Health Scotland, spoke about the measures designed to improve access to contraception in the WHP: o Sexual health framework is expected in March...