Menopause Workplace Support & Leadership Toolkit

Pause Effect helps organisations and women navigate menopause and women’s health with greater awareness, confidence and practical support.

Founded by Torild Boe Stokes, Pause Effect brings together workplace training, professional coaching and organisational consultancy. Torild has worked with companies and women globally and brings 30 years of experience in the maritime industry to a specialist understanding of how women’s health can intersect with work, leadership, life and career.

No two experiences are the same. Hormonal change may be part of the picture, but so can sleep, energy, mental load, caring responsibilities, workplace culture, confidence, career stage and the realities of the job itself. That is why the work is practical, human and tailored - helping organisations understand what support looks like in practice, and helping women understand what they need now.

Pause Effect helps organisations and women navigate menopause and women’s health with greater awareness, confidence and practical support.

For Organisations

From company-wide awareness to specialist training for managers, HR, leaders and Occupational Health, Pause Effect helps organisations move from awareness to practical action. Support can include the Workplace Menopause Readiness Assessment, strategic review and an employer-sponsored Women’s Wellbeing Programme incorporating The Menopause Plan.

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For Women

The Menopause Plan is an eight-week coaching journey for women from around 38 onwards, through perimenopause, menopause and beyond. It creates space to understand what is changing, what matters now and what realistic support can look like across sleep, recovery, energy, movement, mindset, routines, boundaries and everyday life.

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For Maritime

Workplace support has to make sense in the environment where people actually work. With 30 years in maritime, Torild understands the realities of shore-based and seagoing work, rotations, dispersed teams, privacy, access to support, safety-critical roles and traditionally male-dominated cultures.

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Start with readiness

Not sure where your organisation currently stands?
Use the Are we menopause ready tool as a simple starting point to reflect on current awareness, support and organisational readiness, then identify what a sensible next step could be.

Take the Are We Menopause Ready Quiz