What: A working paper from a Stanford economist found women who visited a health care provider for menopause treatment made 10% less income four years later, because they ended up cutting back their hours or quitting. Economist Petra Persson used data on women in Sweden and Norway to conduct the study. 

Key Line: ““The economic losses for working women in menopause are substantial,’ says Persson, who is also an assistant professor of economics in the Stanford School of Humanities and Sciences. ‘For decades, social scientists have analyzed the ‘motherhood penalty,’ but until now, we haven’t known what the financial consequences are for women at the other end of the reproductive spectrum, when they enter menopause.'”

Source: Stanford University