MAKE(HER) Moves: (Meno)Pause for the Cause

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It's World Menopause Day!

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2025 · 3 min read MAKERS is a Yahoo media and community-focused brand that exists to accelerate equity for women in the workplace and beyond. 💡 FIRST THINGS FIRST: MENOPAUSE ON SCREEN “I had no idea what it was, but I knew one thing for certain, it was never going to happen to me. Now here I am.” Those words are from the inimitable Blanche Devereaux, the effervescent Southern belle from the hit TV show The Golden Girls. The episode “End of the Curse” chronicles her experience with menopause. The depiction of perimenopause and menopause has been varied, from the conversation between two women characters at a bar in British series Fleabag where a character declares, “It is horrendous, but then it’s magnificent.” Drew Barrymore recently shared that she had a “perimenopausal hot flash” while hosting her talk show, and Oprah hosted several women for a Menopause Revolution television special, with many women talking about misdiagnoses and painful symptoms leading to building products and community to help others in their journey. The more stories, the better – research shows that people want to see all angles of work, family and care on screen, even if it doesn’t match their experience. While things on screen can be entertaining, they also help drive interest off the screen. This World Menopause Day, seek out a woman’s story about this time in their lives. If you’re in this transition, consider sharing your story, even if it’s in a journal at home. Transition can be defining, but also freeing – not just leaving things behind, but lifting yourself up knowing you’re not walking alone.  P.S. We have a collaboration with author of How to Menopause Tamsen Fadal out today, check out our social channels @MAKERSwomen for more!  Make your move, Team MAKERS   ICYMI: There’s a new website in town…MAKERS.com   This is a new invitation into the movement for gender equity – for everyone. Stay tuned for more fresh digital content plus trends and tools from the community and ways to go deeper with MAKERS as a member, all rooted in storytelling. Explore MAKERS.com ⏭️ BEFORE YOU GO We’re leaving you with sage advice from two indomitable women that the world lost this month, pioneering anthropologist and conservationist Dr. Jane Goodall and acclaimed actress and director Diane Keaton.  “I want you to know that, whether or not you find that role that you’re supposed to play, your life does matter, and that every single day you live, you make a difference in the world. And you get to choose the difference that you make.” Dr. Jane Goodall in Netflix’s Famous Last Words  "I never understood the idea that you're supposed to mellow as you get older. Slowing down isn't something I relate to at all. The goal is to continue in good and bad, all of it. To continue to express myself, particularly. To feel the world. To explore. To be with people. To take things far. To risk. To love. I just want to know more and see more." Diane Keaton to AARP in 2012 Until next time, take care and make your move. This edition of MAKE(HER) Moves is written by Angelica Arnold, Community Manager, with copyediting support from Ja'Nay Hawkins, Chief Partnerships Officer. Not subscribed to this newsletter? Sign up here. What did you think of today's edition? Email us. Privacy Policy | Customer Support | Unsubscribe ©2025 Yahoo Inc. All Rights Reserved. 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003