According to a survey carried out in 2021 among women who have experienced menopause symptoms while working, 58 percent of respondents in Spain said they felt there was a stigma around talking about menopause at work. This was also a feeling shared by 57 of respondents in the United Kingdom, but only by 37 percent in Germany.
Distribution of feelings on whether there is a stigma around talking about the menopause at work in the United Kingdom, Germany, Spain, and Italy as of 2021
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Vodafone. (October 15, 2021). Distribution of feelings on whether there is a stigma around talking about the menopause at work in the United Kingdom, Germany, Spain, and Italy as of 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 06, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1363116/feelings-of-stigma-surrounding-menopause-in-europe/
Vodafone. "Distribution of feelings on whether there is a stigma around talking about the menopause at work in the United Kingdom, Germany, Spain, and Italy as of 2021." Chart. October 15, 2021. Statista. Accessed June 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1363116/feelings-of-stigma-surrounding-menopause-in-europe/
Vodafone. (2021). Distribution of feelings on whether there is a stigma around talking about the menopause at work in the United Kingdom, Germany, Spain, and Italy as of 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1363116/feelings-of-stigma-surrounding-menopause-in-europe/
Vodafone. "Distribution of Feelings on Whether There Is a Stigma around Talking about The Menopause at Work in The United Kingdom, Germany, Spain, and Italy as of 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Oct 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1363116/feelings-of-stigma-surrounding-menopause-in-europe/
Vodafone, Distribution of feelings on whether there is a stigma around talking about the menopause at work in the United Kingdom, Germany, Spain, and Italy as of 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1363116/feelings-of-stigma-surrounding-menopause-in-europe/ (last visited June 06, 2025)
Distribution of feelings on whether there is a stigma around talking about the menopause at work in the United Kingdom, Germany, Spain, and Italy as of 2021 [Graph], Vodafone, October 15, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1363116/feelings-of-stigma-surrounding-menopause-in-europe/
