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We have spent decades asking how we get more women into senior leadership, but perhaps we have been asking only half the question. What happens when women finally reach the stage where experience, networks, judgement and institutional knowledge should give them their greatest professional leverage, only to encounter workplaces poorly designed for one of the most predictable transitions of their working lives? This is why California's AB 1940 deserves attention.

“By 2030, nearly 500 million women worldwide will be navigating menopause, yet most health policies and workplace strategies remain unprepared for this demographic shift.” – FP Analytics, 2025 As 2026 approaches, the intersection of geopolitics, pension inequality and menopause is no longer a distant concern, it is a pressing reality shaping women’s financial security, health outcomes and career trajectories.

When we think about menopause, conversations often circle around hot flushes, mood swings and HRT. But intimacy? That is the silent partner in this transition, rarely discussed, yet deeply felt. Add a global pandemic into the mix and the silence becomes deafening.