Máire Treasa Ní Cheallaigh: One thing about the menopause is clear – women don't want to be defined by it
Once upon a time, nobody spoke about 'The Change'. Then advertisers who had long ignored women over 50 realised they had money, so they created a new insecurity. Welcome to the era of 'estropreneurship' and the monetisation of menopause. We've moved from omerta to blaming every kind of physical ailment and anxiety on it.
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