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We would love you to attend our launch event on 16th March, 9:30-12:00pm at The Muath Trust B11 1AR.
BVSC (Birmingham Voluntary Service Council), DRC
(Disability Resource Centre), and Salus Fatigue Foundation have formed a
Partnership to develop a new service to support working women with hormonal
health issues to stay in the workplace, and to support unemployed women with
hormonal health issues to re-join the workforce.
Our aspiration is that every woman of working age
who needs support with their hormonal health receives it in a timely and
accessible way that is personal to them. At the Launch
we will discuss what is hormonal health: talking around the menstrual cycle
with the main focus on perimenopause and menopause. The Project will also
explore how to support trans men and non-binary people who experience similar
hormonal health issues.
Through the project we want to ensure every woman
of working age who needs support will be empowered through better understanding
of their reproductive and post-reproductive health needs. Individuals will be
enabled to speak and be heard, to inform and influence policy to create future
change in hormonal health support.
A key aspect of our approach will be to encourage
workplaces to develop a culture which is more accepting and supportive for
women with hormonal health issues. By developing an Employer Pledge we hope to
support employers in making women feel confident in applying for employment
where their health and well-being will be prioritised.
Come along to the in-person Launch
Event, where you will hear more about the project, and have the opportunity
to interactive as individuals, organisations, and employers. This is an
opportunity to be part of a conversation that will help shape the Project. We
will explore how you can be involved to influence and inform policy, and create
future change in hormonal health support across Birmingham and Solihull, and
nationally.
The Project
is funded until 2025 by the The Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise
(VCSE) Health and Wellbeing Fund - a joint initiative run by the Department of
Health and Social Care, NHS England and the UK Health Security Agency. The
theme of the fund for 2022 to 2025 is women’s reproductive wellbeing in the
workplace and links in with the development of the new Women’s Health Strategy.