This week I spoke at the @europarl.europa.eu in Brussels about the economic dimensions of #menopause

Our evidence on the #MenopausePenalty shows that the costs are real — in earnings, work, & wellbeing

Menopause is biology. Its consequences are not. #EU has a real chance to lead

#GenderEquality 🇪🇺

The #G-Lab is back! ✨
I’ve been travelling non-stop this term, but the team has been hard at work.

Our #MenopausePenalty paper is getting lots of attention, so we’re doubling down on #menopause, #work & #health.

Meet the 2025–26 team! 👇
gabriellaconti.org/g-lab

The menopause "penalty" | Institute for Fiscal Studies We show that a menopause diagnosis leads to lasting drops in earnings and employment, alongside greater reliance on social transfers.

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📣 Menopause deserves the same policy attention we give to maternity, caregiving, healthy aging

Let’s stop treating it as a taboo—& start treating it as an economic priority

📄 Study @theifs.bsky.social 👉https://ifs.org.uk/publications/menopause-penalty-0

#MenopausePenalty #GenderEquality

Gave a seminar on the #MenopausePenalty (w/ @rginja.bsky.social P Persson @bartonwillage.com) @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social on Monday.

🖥️ Enjoyed the tech setup in the lecture halls and good to see such an engaged audience!

📌 The paper will be out next week—stay tuned! #AcademicLife #menopause