Old age parenthood: fine for men but wrong for women - why? In pondering that question, we forget that medical fraternity still thinks old age for female reproduction starts at 35. They still think having babies over 35 is a bad thing. But did we listen? Nope. So in a spiteful move, they recently started labelling over 35 as pre-menopausal and over 45 as... »
It was only a matter of time I guess before someone decided to see if the symptoms women experience as they transition thru menopause effects their work performance. As if women are not already discriminated enough in the workplace ... Do we really need studies like this Dutch one looking at "the impact of menopausal symptoms on work ability" that claims "Menopausal symptoms are negatively associated with work ability and may increase the risk of sickness absence"? I mean what were they thinking? That this is going to help women in the 40-60 age bracket obtain employment more easily? Or did they think this would... »