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Membership and Accreditation
Much more than a tickbox, promise or pledge, The Menopause Friendly Accreditation is the only independent mark of excellence for menopause at work.
The industry-recognized mark of excellence for menopause at work.
What it means to be Menopause Friendly
Being accredited as a Menopause Friendly Employer is more than ticking a box.
The Menopause Friendly Accreditation pillars are defined and governed by the Independent Panel of experts, who review all applications and provide detailed feedback whatever the outcome.
Gain The Menopause Friendly Accreditation by joining Menopause Friendly Membership, utilizing the genuinely helpful resources included to make change, and demonstrating to the Independent Panel of experts that your organization actively supports menopause at work across the five accreditation pillars.
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Founding Menopause Friendly US employers
These leading employers are amongst the first in the US to commit to being menopause friendly. Join us in celebrating them!
Accredited Menopause Friendly US employers
Celebrating the first organization in the US to achieve independently assessed accreditation as a Menopause Friendly employer. Join us in celebrating them!
Menopause Friendly membership
Menopause Friendly Membership opens in Fall 2024, and provides a huge amount of genuinely helpful resources to support your journey so you’re ready to apply for The Menopause Friendly Accreditation in 2025. Hover to learn more…
“Once we started on this journey at HSBC UK, we were overwhelmed by the speed we were able to move at to become a menopause friendly organisation and the impact this has had on so many lives.”
Anne Bell, HSBC UK
How to get accredited
Click through to learn the five steps to achieving The Menopause Friendly Accreditation…
Commit to being Menopause Friendly by becoming a Menopause Friendly Member.
Share your commitment internally and externally: we’ll display your logo on our site alongside other leading employers, and you’ll receive access to the Menopause Friendly asset pack to share your commitment internally and externally.
Menopause Friendly Membership provides access to the Menopause Friendly Standards.
Review them and make use of exclusive resources in your selected package to be ready for accreditation when applications open in 2025.
In your membership, you’ll find genuinely helpful resources including: monthly webinars on the accreditation pillars, specialist masterclasses, access to a library of best-practice policy and guidance documents, ready-made engagement toolkits and much, much more.
Apply for accreditation from 2025
The Menopause Friendly Independent Panel governs the standards and reviews all applications. Regardless of the outcome, you’ll be provided with detailed feedback to support you.
When you achieve The Menopause Friendly Accreditation, you’ve a a lot to be proud of. Display your badge with pride!
You’ll also enjoy discounted membership to support you in sustaining change.
There are lots of opportunities to celebrate along the journey too…
Cultural change takes time and you’ll need to resubmit your application every three years to maintain your Menopause Friendly Accreditation.
Your discounted membership makes it easy for you to sustain change once you’re accredited. Enjoy ready-made toolkits that make it easy for you to keep the conversation about menopause going on key events like International Women’s Day, World Menopause Day and Mental Health Awareness Week.
Featured in The New York Times
What is a menopause friendly workplace? Women in cities like New York may soon find out, as US companies adopt practices that are already spreading in Britain.
Join other leading menopause friendly employers in the US…
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Employers in the UK
Following four years of breaking the taboo of menopause at work, employers began applying for The Menopause Friendly Accreditation in 2021.
The mark of excellence for menopause at work, nearly 100 employers large and small across all industries have achieved accreditation as a Menopause Friendly Employer.
Much more than a tickbox, promise or pledge, employers that achieve accreditation have demonstrated to The Menopause Friendly Independent Panel of experts that their organization actively supports menopause at work across five accreditation pillars.
Committed to being menopause friendly
Employers in the UK
Since its launch in the UK in 2021, over 600 employers have committed to being menopause friendly by joining The Menopause Friendly Membership.
Fast-becoming a must-have, these leading employers are at various points in their journey towards achieving the Menopause Friendly Accreditation with the shared goal of changing the lived experience of those working through menopause now, and for years to come.
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Employers in Australia
Menopause Friendly Australia was launched in August 2023.
By analyzing what had been most helpful in raising awareness in the UK, MFA promptly brought evidence-based information that is now informing workplace change in Australia.
