The silent productivity crisis South Africa can no longer ignore. Corporate wellness for the companies whose most senior, most experienced women deserve to be seen, supported, and kept.
She was one of the best people in the room. Twenty years of experience. Client relationships built over a decade. Institutional knowledge nobody else had. Then, slowly, something shifted. She went quiet in meetings she used to lead. She handed back a promotion. Her manager assumed she had lost interest. HR assumed burnout. Nobody asked whether she was okay. Nobody mentioned perimenopause.
This is not a fictional scenario. It is happening in workplaces across South Africa every day — in banks, in law firms, in hospitals, in tech companies, in every sector and at every level. The women experiencing it are your most senior, most experienced, most capable employees. And most of them are suffering in silence because nobody has given them the language to say what is actually happening.
In South Africa, no major employer currently has a formal menopause workplace policy or benefit programme on record. This is not a criticism. It is a significant opportunity. The companies that move first will set the standard — and attract and retain the best senior female talent in the market.
The world's leading companies are already doing this. Your competitors will be next. The companies that move first will attract and retain the best senior female talent in the market — and earn their loyalty for the next decade.
Be the company your senior women tell their network about. The one that saw them, supported them, and kept them.
Read the full piece: Menopause in the Workplace — the business case.
Already running the 3-week online workshop? The Menopause Mastery Productivity Workshop runs publicly on Wednesday evenings via Zoom (R 2,300 p/p). HR teams can book seats directly — no minimum group size.
A live talk-and-Q&A series delivered at your offices over lunch — accessible, practical, and immediately actionable for your teams.
Investment: R 8,000 · up to 50 attendees.
A deeper, hands-on workshop at your offices or at the Health Yourself Bryanston rooms. Includes lunch and take-home notes.
Investment: R 1,800 per person · 12–25 attendees.
A small group of women from your company moves through a structured programme together — bi-weekly sessions, individual check-ins, and WhatsApp support throughout.
Investment: from R 65,000 per cohort (depending on size) · 10–20 women.
For companies that want an ongoing relationship rather than one-off events — a regular rhythm of workshops, Lunch & Learns and cohort touchpoints across the year, structured around your team. Pricing on enquiry.
Christine has delivered talks on women's health, metabolism and longevity at corporate wellness events including Standard Bank, Deloitte, AIG, The Forum Company, Best Med, Heidrick & Struggles, Momentum Health and Life Healthcare.
Tell us about your team and what you're seeing. Christine will come back to you with the right starting point — a Lunch & Learn, a workshop, a cohort, or a tailored quotation.