2024 Tools & Tactics Webinar: Coming in Hot – A Business Case for Menopause Support in the Workplace - Disability Management Employer Coalition (DMEC)

Tuesday, July 16

9:00 am PT | 12:00 pm ET

Today, over 75 million women are in the workforce.¹Among them, 20% are between the ages of 45 and 54 – likely to experience or are experiencing menopause.²Menopause continues to be a taboo topic in the workplace, yet it can have quite an impact on the workforce. Symptoms cannot only disrupt daily life but can last years. Alone, the missed workdays cost $1.8 billion annually.³With conversations growing and other countries instituting valuable support, US employers are starting to ask what they can do.

To explore this issue, our experts will discuss its impact on workplace benefits. They’ll share their insights on this trending topic, discussions they are having, and where employers should begin to address these needs.

Sources:

Employed women U.S. 2023 | Statista (accessed April 15, 2024)
Menopause in the Workplace 2022: A report from Carrot Fertility (get-carrot.com) (Accessed April 15, 2024)
How Does Menopause Affect Women in the Workplace? | TIME (Accessed April 15, 2024)

DMEC members receive free registration for webinars.

Learning Objectives

Understand the workplace experience of women in menopause.
Identify areas within your leave and accommodation strategy that can support women in menopause.
Discuss the impact of menopause in the workplace.
Assess menopause as a need in an overall well-being strategy.

Presenters

Gina Gabriele

Client Relationship Lead
Absence, Disability & Life Practice
Marsh McLennan Agency

Based in New York City, Gina Gabriele has 25+ years’ experience in the employee benefits field and currently serves as a Client Relationship Lead / Senior Consultant with MMA, responsible for business development and relationship management. She has worked with a diverse set of companies spread across the financial and professional services, technology, manufacturing, retail, real estate and healthcare industries.

Gina focuses on Fortune 500 companies in the specialty areas of leaves, absence management, health and productivity management, integrated disability management, voluntary benefits and group life, accident and disability. Prior to joining the ADL Specialty Practice, Gina held senior level positions in the healthcare consulting practice.

Gina has been with MMA for 17 years. Before returning in 2013 to settle in the New York market, she served as Vice President at Marsh and ABD Insurance and Financial Services in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Adrienne O’Neill

Senior Consultant
Absence, Disability & Life Practice
Marsh McLennan Agency

Adrienne is a core member of the ADL team serving a primary relationship manager for key national accounts. As a leader on the ADL team, she is responsible for ensuring a successful implementation, strategic business planning, proactive issue resolution, regular program analysis, and renewal management. Adrienne will work directly with the customer beginning with the installation process and will provide ongoing, consultative services throughout the life of the partnership. She is also member of MMA’s Health Care Vertical Team.

Prior to joining Marsh McLennan Agency, Adrienne served as a National Account Executive with Lincoln Financial, where she managed large, national employers with growth & strategy of theie absence and Life programs. Adrienne joined Lincoln Financial as part of the 2018 acquisition of Liberty Mutual Benefits in which she was serving in the same role responsible for the strategic management of many of their largest Absence, Disability and Life customers, including a mix of regional, national, international and Fortune 500 organizations.

Prior to entering the insurance field, Adrienne served at the VP of Account Management and Operations for a large international, executive education firm where she was responsible for the operations and staffing within strategic business markets for university-based educational travel programs; while focusing on expansion and growth into new emerging global business markets.

CEUs

This session qualifies for the following CEUs: 1 ADMS, 1 CDMS, 1 CLMS, 1 PHR, and 1 SHRM. To qualify for CEU credit:

You must attend the full duration of the webinar. Following the webinar and once attendance has been confirmed, you will receive an email with CEU reporting information.
You must register for and watch the webinar individually. Group participation does not qualify for CEU credit.

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