Los Angeles studied menopause at work. It pointed to MiDOViA.
- April Haberman
- Aug 11
- 2 min read
In a new report to the Mayor and City Council, LA studied menopause across its 50,000-person workforce, and recommended the City assess pursuing accreditation through MiDOViA.
Something significant happened in Los Angeles this month. The City's Civil and Human Rights + Equity Department and its Commission on the Status of Women released a formal report on menopause in the City workforce, the result of a motion from Councilmember Katy Yaroslavsky asking what it would take for LA to become a Menopause Friendly workplace.
To answer that, the City did the real work. They surveyed 1,096 employees, held a roundtable, and reviewed menopause policy from cities and states across the country and around the world. We were proud to come alongside them during that evaluation.
What their own employees told them is hard to look away from:
91% said fatigue affects their work, with sleep disturbances, brain fog, and concentration close behind
More than half missed at least one day of work in the past year because of symptoms
Two-thirds said menopause has affected or could affect their career choices, with 40% avoiding advancement and 32% avoiding leadership
63% said they hide their symptoms at work
The City turned those findings into five recommendations to its leadership. The fifth is the one we want to share: that the City assess the feasibility of pursuing official Menopause Friendly Accreditation through MiDOViA, described in the report as the only such accreditation available in the United States and as the mechanism that ties culture, policy, training, and workplace accommodations into one measurable standard.
When a major American city looks at the full landscape and points to accreditation as the way forward, it confirms what we've believed from the start. Menopause support at work has to be more than a badge or a one-time training. It has to be a standard your organization earns, shows, and keeps earning.
If your organization is ready to move from conversation to commitment, we'd love to talk.
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The core narrative demonstrates that municipal workforce policy is shifting from basic wellness awareness to concrete institutional accountability. Stemming from a motion by Councilmember Katy Yaroslavsky, Los Angeles’s Civil and Human Rights + Equity Department and the Commission on the Status of Women released a formal report examining menopause in the city workforce. By…