NTNU: Breakfast meeting: Menopause research - addressing the knowledge gaps

KiSO (Kvinder i Sund Overgang) is a research project focused on closing the knowledge gap about menopause. A key part of the project is the nationwide KiSO Survey in Denmark, which includes over 153.800 women aged 45–59, covering all stages of menopause. The project also includes qualitative studies on work life, healthcare, body image, gender, and emotions, in order to understand menopause as a lived experience.

In this meeting, Maria Hybholt and Terese Høj Jørgensen from University of Copenhagen, will present findings from KiSO projects to discuss how the complexity of menopause is best explored and understood.

Building on the KiSO findings, we will also address menopause as a systemic issue in working life. Rather than focusing on the individual woman alone, the meeting will highlight how menopause is shaped by the organisation of work, institutional frameworks and norms. Associate Professor, Hanne Finnestrand from NTNU, will briefly introduce system-oriented perspectives and analytical tools that can be used to study menopause in relation to women’s bodies, working life and society.

Our speakers are:
Maria Hybholt, associate professor at University of Copenhagen, heading the reaserch group for Women’s Health and Menopause
Terese Høj Jørgensen, associate professor at University of Copenhagen, heading the research group in Social Epidemiology
Hanne Finnestrand, Associate proffessor at Dept. Of Industrial Economics and Technology Management, NTNU

The breakfast meeting is open for all, and is organised by Team Women in Midlife, a part of NTNU Health and Life Science.