Summary: <p>If there is one thing that we all have in common, it’s that we are all aging. For women, aging may be accompanied by grief or a loss of identity because women’s value in our culture has for too long been tied to youth and fertility. Other natural life phases that may coincide with aging for women is the still-taboo topic of menopause, whose symptoms may be either ignored or doubted—contributing to shame and stigma. (Menopause can also be triggered by a variety of other factors separate from age, from chemotherapy to gender transitions). Additionally, communities of color are not only faced with a <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/blog/usc-brookings-schaeffer-on-health-policy/2020/02/19/there-are-clear-race-based-inequalities-in-health-insurance-and-health-outcomes/"><u>racial disparity</u></a> in access to health coverage and health outcomes, but may also reach menopause earlier and may experience more <a href="https://www.everydayhealth.com/menopause/what-experts-want-bipoc-women-to-know-about-menopause/"><u>intense symptoms</u></a> as compared to white women.</p> <p>So how can we address the societal systemic issues concerning aging and menopause for all women, not just white women?</p> <p>In this episode of <a href="https://www.consciouslyunbiased.com/listenhttps://www.consciouslyunbiased.com/listen">Breaking the Bias</a>, Kiran Rai, co-founder and creative director for Consciously Unbiased, (virtually) sits down with <a href="https://www.stateofmenopause.com/about/"><u>Stacy London</u></a>, the former TV co-host of “What Not To Wear” and now the CEO of <a href="https://www.stateofmenopause.com/"><u>State of Menopause</u></a>, for an unplugged conversation about why we, as a society, need to change the narrative around placing so much of women's value on youth and fertility. Stacy also offers insights about how women in middle age and beyond can step into their wisdom and power, and reframe this life stage as an opportunity for a rebirth.</p> --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/consciously-unbiased/message
