There is work happening at the provincial government level, across many of the jurisdictions, trying to understand what this even means, bringing it up, trying to remove the silence and the stigma attached to menopause in the workplace. They are starting with the conversation, opening the door, making sure there is a discussion taking place.
Many of the jurisdictions are recognizing that there's not one answer. This is going to take a multipronged approach, which takes time. It's going to take a co-creation model with our employees. Opening that door, putting resources in place, is really important.
One last piece to that is on the leadership that takes place in the workplace. Many of the people who are taking on that role are doing it as volunteers. Who are those volunteers? They typically are women. It becomes invisible labour within the workforce. Not only do we need to bring the conversation forward, but we need to acknowledge it and make sure that it's recognized and valued and that they are supported in that place so it doesn't become an additional workload for employees, particularly female employees.