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  • Janet Ko speaks on stage with a panel of 4 other women at the Economic Club of Canada in Toronto on March 26, 2025

    Economic Club of Canada Talks Women’s Health

    March 29, 2025

    Janet Ko, Co-Founder and President of the Menopause Foundation of Canada joined a panel discussion on March 26, 2025 ...

  • Menopause IlluminatedTM logo

    Navigating Menopause

    March 19, 2025

    Wednesday, May 14, 2025 6:30 pm EST

  • Award Presented for Menopause Works Here™ Campaign

    March 14, 2025

    The Menopause Foundation of Canada (MFC) was honoured to receive a 2025 Breakout Program Award from Catalyst Inc. for ...

  • Breakout Program Award Catalyst Awards 2025 Experience

    Menopause Foundation of Canada’s Menopause Works Here™ campaign wins first-ever global Catalyst Award for Breakout Program

    January 15, 2025

    Sun Life also recognized as first organization to sign on to campaign that now includes more than 80 Canadian ...

  • Trish Barbato speaking on stage at The International Women's Forum

    Menopause Foundation of Canada Recognized at International Women’s Forum

    November 30, 2024

    Trish Barbato, Co-Founder and Director of the Menopause Foundation of Canada, spoke at the 2024 International Women’s Forum (IWF) ...

  • Senator Ravalia reads a statement in the senate on November 21 2024

    Statement on Menopause Read in the Senate

    November 21, 2024

    The Right Honorable Mohamed-Iqbal Ravalia addressed the Senate of Canada today, urging action on the often-overlooked challenges of menopause ...

Voices of Women

  • Tracy: Menopause Symptoms Cost Me My Job

    October 16, 2024

    Now 54 and postmenopausal, Tracy’s perimenopause journey began at age 47 – though she didn’t know it at the ...

  • Luisa

    Luisa: No One I Knew Was Feeling Like Me

    October 15, 2024

    Luisa was 36 years old when her doctor told her that her pituitary gland wasn’t working properly because her ...

  • Grace

    Grace: What’s Happening to Me?

    October 16, 2023

    Around age 45, Grace started experiencing dramatic moods shifts. She had no idea what was happening. “It was affecting my ...

  • Darlene holding a My Menopause at Work mug

    Darlene: Menopause Champion and Changemaker

    October 16, 2023

    Darlene didn’t know what perimenopause was until she was in it and then it hit like a storm. She ...

  • Katherine Alyea

    Katherine: Protecting Menopausal Women in the Workplace

    October 16, 2023

    For Katherine, perimenopause came with a bang. On her honeymoon, she passed out at Edinburgh Castle and fell on ...

  • Deepti

    Deepti: The Hardest Years of Her Life

    October 16, 2023

    When Deepti started going through menopause, everything changed. “I was a very good sleeper before menopause. Fifteen minutes after ...

Workplace Case Studies

  • Sunlife logo

    Workplace Case Study: Sun Life

    October 2, 2024

    “This work is helping to dismantle the institutional bias that still exist within workplaces, preventing many women from ...

  • Workplace Case Study: Arthritis Society Canada

    October 2, 2024

    “Nearly nine in 10 of our employees are women, and becoming a menopause inclusive workplace is weaved into ...

  • PwC

    Workplace Case Study: PwC Canada

    October 2, 2024

    “At any time, it is likely that over 15% of our female workforce are experiencing the menopause transition. ...

  • BMO

    Workplace Case Study: BMO

    October 2, 2024

    “At BMO, we understand the importance of supporting our colleagues through all of life’s major milestones – including ...

  • L'Oreal Canada

    Workplace Case Study: L’Oréal Canada

    October 2, 2024

    “We must break the silence around menopause, replace stigma with understanding and provide the resources and support our ...