Power in Menopause Declaration: A Global Call to Action on Menopause

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By 2030, 1.2 billion women around the world will be menopausal or post-menopausal, with four in five experiencing symptoms that can disrupt their health, relationships, and careers. However, menopause remains systematically overlooked, under-researched, and underfunded. The Power in Menopause campaign, launched on World Menopause Day, is a global advocacy campaign calling on the World Health Organization (WHO), national governments, and corporations to prioritize menopause and establish new policies to support women and health workers.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Power in Menopause campaign is a first-of-its-kind global advocacy campaign urging the WHO, national governments, and corporations to prioritize menopause by establishing new policies to support women and health workers.
  • 1.2 billion women are expected to be menopausal or post-menopausal by 2030, with four in five experiencing symptoms that can disrupt their health, relationships, and careers.
  • Every year, debilitating menopause symptoms rob women of 2.4 million years of healthy life.
  • Most health professionals receive little formal training on menopause, proven treatments remain under-prescribed or inaccessible in most parts of the world, and few countries have existing menopause policies.
  • Research shows that helping women to better manage their menopause symptoms could add $120 billion USD to the global economy every year.
  • Women experiencing or nearing menopause are the fastest growing portion of the global workforce, and nearly one in four working women have quit or considered quitting their jobs due to menopause symptoms.
  • The Power in Menopause campaign invites everyone to sign their declaration to break the silence, end the neglect, and demand global action on menopause.

Statistics:

  • 1.2 billion women expected to be menopausal or post-menopausal by 2030
  • Every year, debilitating menopause symptoms rob women of 2.4 million years of healthy life
  • $120 billion USD: the potential economic gain from helping women better manage their menopause symptoms
  • 75%: the proportion of women who experience symptoms that can disrupt their health, relationships, and careers
  • 25%: the proportion of working women who have quit or considered quitting their jobs due to menopause symptoms

Sources:

  • Power in Menopause Campaign, PRNewswire, October 20, 2025
  • Núria Casamitjana Badia, Profesora Titular, University of Barcelona
  • Cynthia Berkley, Founder, Berkley Consulting
  • Peggy Dulany, Founder & Chair, Synergos
  • Helen Evans AO, Professor (Hon), The Nossal Institute for Global Health, University of Melbourne Australia
  • Jane Halton, Board Chair, CEPI
  • Katja Iversen, Women's Health Advocate, CEO, Museum for the United Nations - UN Live
  • Graça Machel, Founder, Graça Machel Trust
  • Anjali Nayyar, Executive Vice President, Global Health Strategies
  • María P. Neira, Former Director, Public Health, Environment and Social Determinants of Health Department (PHE), World Health Organization
  • Saundra Pelletier, CEO, Evofem Biosciences
  • Joy Phumaphi, Executive Secretary, African Leaders Malaria Alliance
  • Carole Presern, Professor of the Practice, Global Health Policy, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
  • Magdalena Robert, Deputy Director, Program Advocacy and Communications, Gates Foundation
  • Kamel Senouci, Director, ADVAC Course, University of Geneva
  • Jill Sheffield, Founder, Family Care International
  • Nozer Sheriar, Physician, Author and Chair, Medical Advisory Panel, Family Planning Association of India
  • Theo Sowa, Interim CEO, Graça Machel Trust
  • Soumya Swaminathan, Chair, MS Swaminathan Research Foundation
  • Zain Verjee, Co-Founder, The Rundown; Founder & CEO, the ZVG; Former Anchor & Reporter, CNN