A writer argues that the corporate menopause awareness trend and mandatory workplace Menopause Action Plans risk harming middle-aged working women by reinforcing stereotypes, pointing to research questioning the evidence behind such policies.

A 45-year-old female commentator argues that UK menopause awareness campaigning, celebrity testimonials from figures like Davina McCall and Halle Berry, and the 2025 Employment Rights Act's mandatory Menopause Action Plans for firms with over 250 employees are based on flimsy evidence and may backfire on women aged 45-55, citing Professor Susan Davis's Australian Women's Midlife Years survey of 8,000 women aged 40-69 showing no difference in work ability between premenopausal and perimenopausal women.