How Long Island women cope with career demands during menopause
Looking back at the end of her publishing career, Maria Caracci Ciccolella said there is no doubt that the extreme burnout she was feeling was really the lead-up to menopause. .
The company where she worked in middle management had gone through multiple mergers and acquisitions over four years. But at the time, she dismissed her lack of sleep, inability to concentrate, fatigue and other symptoms as stress from navigating company changes.
“You’re not sleeping at night,” she said. “You’re anxious, and I kind of wrote all of that off as like, well, we’re going through this big upheaval, and there’s a lot of work to do.”
Women over 50 make up one of the growing shares of the American workforce, many of whom are in leadership positions in the height of their careers, starting new businesses and mentoring others. Yet, it is at this exact moment that many in this age group are suffering in silence from hot flashes, brain fog and other symptoms of perimenopause and menopause. Menopause, which is said to have occurred when a woman has gone 12 months without a period, happens at an average age of 52 in America.
The convergence of this natural life transition and increased career demands can leave women vulnerable to ageism and sexism, experts say.
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