We don't yet have a Menopause Workers Fairness Act, though my team presented that legislation to Congress in the summer of 2024, modeled on the very PWFA that vindicated the argument I'd been making about pregnancy for twenty years. That federal protection is coming.

But you don't have to wait for it. The law is already there. The floor already exists.

When a “Performance Plan” Isn’t About Performance — It’s About Power

If you’re a woman in your 40s, 50s, or 60s and you’ve just been told you’re being placed on a “Performance Improvement Plan,” take a breath. You’re not crazy, you’re not alone, and this probably isn’t about your performance.