Kate Usher is a leading Menopause and Gender Equity Consultant, highly sought after by organisations seeking to support and retain their female talent throughout their menopause. With over a decade of experience, she has established herself as a thought leader on the impact of menopause on gender equity in the workplace, relationship dynamics and communication. As such, she has become a go-to advisor for leading institutions, including the IMF, European Investment Bank, Natural History Museum and Charles Stanley. Kate is also a distinguished speaker who eloquently delves into the gender pay gap, menopause for men and female talent retention.
Before establishing herself as an authority on gender equality and menopause, Kate spent two decades as an international project and change manager at FTSE 100 organisations. She began her career in 1989 as an IT Manager at the Electricity Association before joining Unilever as a Project Manager. Following that, Kate became a Project Manager at Tate & Lyle, a leading food and beverage manufacturer. In 1999, she established a private practice in psychotherapy and hypnotherapy, returning to the corporate world a few years later to join Rio Tinto as a Project Manager.
In 2009, Kate became a Self-Esteem Coach, spending seven years with Argentum before founding Menopause in Business. Identifying menopause as a major issue that could affect women’s career trajectories, she has spent over ten years raising awareness on the matter. She aims to educate organisations and the women affected whilst establishing modern menopause conversations, helping women to thrive in their chosen careers and attain their professional goals.
Disseminating her industry-leading knowledge of menopause, Kate is the author of Your Second Phase: Reclaiming Work and Relationships During and After Menopause. In recognition of her thought leadership on menopause, her book was shortlisted for the Business Book of the Year award in 2020, and she was named a LinkedIn Top Voice on Gender Equality. In the dynamic business world, organisations suffer when they lose top talent. Kate helps organisations retain their top female talent by identifying barriers within their organisational culture and practices. Now sharing her pioneering knowledge of menopause and gender equity in her speaking engagements, she delivers highly informative presentations.
Books
Your Second Phase : Reclaiming work and relationships during and after Menopause
How to hire Kate Usher
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Kate Usher's official speaking topics are listed below:
- Menopause - Impact on business, women’s careers, business relationships
- Gender equity/gender pay gap/gender pension gap
- How menopause impacts gender representation and reporting in business
- What businesses can do to attract and retain brilliant women
- Societal and cultural bias around gender and menopause
- Menopause and relationships
- Menopause and intimacy
- Menopause for men
Official Feedback from In-Person & Virtual Events
"Kate delivered a fantastic talk for us at one of our guest speaking events which we held in June. The talk centred around the impact of menopause for women in business. It was superb and really well received by the group. The message she delivered impacts not just property but every industry and every organisation. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend Kate and the important work she does." - Vanessa, Senior Asset Manager, Stanhope Plc
"I had the pleasure to work with Kate when organising an awareness raising event on menopause for our colleagues at the European Investment Bank on the occasion of IWD/Women's History Month 2022. The event was a big success, all thanks to Kate who helped us to break the bias around the topic of Menopause and its impact on the workplace and how it touches us all. With her positive and encouraging way of communicating as well as her deep knowledge on the topic, Kate engaged with our audience in a fabulous way. The feedback on the event has been tremendous and we feel lucky that we had Kate in for this open and honest conversation at the EIB. I look forward to continuing our collaboration with Kate and highly appreciate her work as Menopause Coach and change maker on this topic." - Marlies, Leading Diversity & Inclusion & Employer Branding, European Investment Bank
"Kate is a delight to work with, we hired her to deliver Menopause workshops for Circus Street, the brief taking process was thorough, meaning the content was bespoke to us and really resonated with the attendees. I could listen to Kate all day, she is absolutely brilliant, engaging and passionate." - Fiona, Wellness Manager, Circus Street
"Kate joined one of the women's networking events at Triple Point and was absolutely fantastic! She spoke to us about the Menopause and was hugely professional, personable and knowledgeable - Kate was a real pleasure to work with before, during and after. I would wholeheartedly recommend Kate to come and speak to your business about this important topic." - Alice, Engagement & Wellbeing Lead, Triple Point Investment Management
- 2016 - Menopause & Gender Equity Consultant, Menopause in Business
- 2009 - Self-Esteem Coach, Argentum
- 2001 - Rio Tinto, Project Manager
- 1999 - Psychotherapist & Hypnotherapist, Private Practice
- 1997 - Project Manager, Tate & Lyle
- 1995 - Project Manager, Unilever
- 1989 - IT Manager, Electricity Association
