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Wednesday, July 30, 2025
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Topic: Menopause

Companies don’t want mid-career women. That’s a missing middle in corporate India

At entry level, women make up 46% of the workforce in India. At the C-suite level, it’s just 19%. That means for every 10 women who start, fewer than two make it to the top.

Menopause conversations need to be normalised. Women leaders can make a difference

It’s crucial to recognise the importance of the perimenopause journey, as it lays the foundation for many of the changes and symptoms that follow.

Hormone therapy for menopausal women effective for discomfort, not chronic diseases, finds US study 

New findings from the Women’s Health Initiative highlight the effectiveness of HRT in treating hot flashes and night sweats, while challenging its role in chronic disease prevention.

Eczema, acne, facial hair—menopausal effect on skin shouldn’t make you isolated

While hormone replacement therapy is often recommended as the primary treatment for systemic menopausal symptoms, it's important to note potential cutaneous side effects.

Indian women are breaking the silence on menopause. Retreats, start-ups, diets rise

Bombay Begums to Maheep Kapoor—Cultural expressions of menopause in popular cinema are only a reflection of what’s changing on the ground.

Even thinking of Menopause made 40-year-old Mona fall apart—until she found Dr Rosy

Dr Amrinder Bajaj decodes Menopause and its many stages in her book, ‘Live Your Best Life: Understanding Menopause for a Wiser, Happier and Healthier You.’

DNA markers linked to menopause identified, could help women conceive later in life

Two genes were identified as being associated with menopause onset by researchers in Europe and manipulating them in mice extended their reproductive life.

Yes, parents have sex. Badhaai Ho shows something Indians rather not know

Finally, a new film, Badhaai Ho, that shows Indian middle-aged parents having sex.

On Camera

Meghnad Desai was a man of many passions. Marxian economics, politics to Bollywood

Meghnad’s interest went much beyond economics and politics. This is reflected in his writing, particularly after his retirement as a full-time LSE professor in 2003.

Govt’s earlier FDI limit of 74% in insurance sector has remained underutilised, Parliament told

In the latest budget, the FDI limit was increased to 100 percent, but most foreign companies are not buying such large stakes in the Indian insurance sector.

India to get last of Spain-built C-295 next month, focus now on 1st India-made aircraft

New Delhi: The last of the C-295 transport aircraft that is replacing the ageing Avro fleet of the Indian Air Force (IAF) will be...

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.