What's something that menopause taught you about womanhood? I've learned that being a woman is one of the hardest things to do (all the way from the menstrual stage to the later end of life), and maybe not all women are meant to be old working professionals. Some of us have symptoms that don't really function well in any setting, let alone an official setting. Thoughts??

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Why is the woman wrong and not the setting? The corporate world should adapt for people at different stages in life.

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Exactly. What you are experiencing is more related to men defining corporate world norms than anything else.

It isn’t that older women are designed for the corporate world, it’s that men designed the corporate world for men.

I agree with that completely! Makes me think that gender roles didn't come about from nowhere. And of course, it doesn't apply to every woman. I've seen some cruise through their menopause stage like it's nothing. What I've learned is that this phase teaches you wisdom and self-sufficiency... because at one point you realize no one will ever understand what you're going through and the best way to deal with it is to just stay calm and weather the storm yourself.

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I think women are empathetic and see the objective and subjective points of use of things. I give so much of myself personally at work by listening more compared to men… and I think men would agree with that… With that, there’s only so much you can give before you need to feel you need a full recharge… In order for me to be somewhat pleasant still :-), I feel like I have to lessen my responsibilities in the work world. It’s hard though because people see my resume and then don’t believe that I want to take a step down.

Ir gave me tremendous anxiety .. I was never anxious before but once it set in my anxiety rose …😢

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