Megan Hayward — Workforce Inclusion and Retention Authority
Contribution to Capability
Megan Hayward advances organisational capability by helping leaders recognise menopause and midlife transition as critical workforce realities rather than private challenges. Her work supports environments where experienced professionals remain engaged, supported, and able to contribute at their highest level.
Importantly, she positions menopause awareness as a retention strategy. When organisations proactively educate leaders and remove stigma, they reduce avoidable talent loss while reinforcing psychological safety.
By integrating organisational education with practical support frameworks, Megan enables institutions to lead with foresight and responsibility. Consequently, organisations protect institutional knowledge, strengthen gender equity, and cultivate cultures where inclusion supports long-term performance.
Professional Experience
Megan is a Licensed Menopause Champion and founder of Mimi Moon Meno, a pioneering service supporting both individuals and organisations through one of the most significant transitions in professional life.
With executive leadership experience spanning construction, project management, and social housing, she brings rare operational credibility to workforce inclusion. This breadth allows her to engage senior leaders with both strategic insight and practical understanding.
Her national advocacy includes contributing to the Australian Senate Inquiry into menopause, reinforcing her role as a respected voice advancing workplace awareness and systemic change.
Extending Capability
Megan is committed to normalising menopause within professional environments and ensuring organisations are equipped to respond with knowledge and confidence. Her work strengthens cultures where individuals feel supported during transition and valued for their ongoing contribution.
For organisations, this results in improved retention, stronger leadership continuity, and workplaces designed to support employees across every stage of their career.
Authority Statement
Workplace Menopause Strategist strengthening workforce retention, leadership awareness, and organisational inclusion through progressive employment practices.
Credential Bar
25+ years leadership experience | Workplace Menopause Strategy | Inclusion Leadership | Workforce Retention | Advocacy
Megan enables organisations to retain experience, protect leadership capability, and strengthen inclusion by addressing menopause as a strategic workforce priority.
Expertise
- • Workplace menopause strategy
• Workforce retention frameworks
• Midlife transition support
• Inclusion and gender equity leadership
• Employee wellbeing strategy
• Organisational education
• Advocacy and social impact
Capability Perspective
“When organisations recognise menopause as a workplace reality, they protect experience, retain talent, and lead with humanity.”
Forward-thinking institutions understand that supporting employees through life transitions is not only compassionate — it is strategically intelligent.
Supports Capability In
- • Workforce Capability
- • Leadership Capability
- • Human Capability
- • Wellbeing Capability
