The headline number is quoted constantly and often misunderstood. What the UK figures actually measure, why the gap is bigger for some groups than others, and how it differs from unequal pay for the same job.
Menopause is a health matter that arrives in the middle of working life, and it is still too often treated as private awkwardness. What the symptoms can involve, what employers are expected to do, and how to start the conversation.
Most of us wear a small part of what we own, and keep the rest out of hope or guilt. A calm, practical way to find out what earns its place, what needs a small fix and what can go.
