Peer-to-Peer Menopause Support Lab: Strategies and tools for mutual support, 22 June 2026, 8:30 - 11 a.m., S 113 (OTH R)
Peer support works - if it is well designed. In this workshop, participants will receive a sound overview of peer-to-peer formats for menopausal health: what they can do, what elements they need and what constitutes good practice. In the second part, we will work together: participants will develop their own script and toolkit that they can use directly for their group, network or institution - including possible topics and focuses for future meetings.
The offer is aimed at members of the two universities who are currently in (peri-)menopause. Registration by 18 June 2026 by email to anchristine.hutschenreuther(at)oth-regensburg.de (OTH Regensburg) or Nicole.Cucit(at)verwaltung.uni-regensburg.de(Universität Regensburg).
The speaker
Dr Jennifer Chan de Avila is a scholar specialising in gender, intersectionality and body politics and a trained menopause doula. She is co-author of the book Menopause in the Workplace: Action Concept for Innovative Occupational Health Management (Transcript, 2025) and was an assistant professor in the MenoSupport project at HTW Berlin. She is a German expert in the international standardisation project ISO 45010 on menstruation, menstrual health and menopause in the workplace and advises individuals and companies on how they can use the menopause as an opportunity for transformation.
‘Focus on Menopause’ series events
Awareness talk for anyone interested, 2 March 2026, with Jennifer Chan de Avila (PhD) (online, in German)
Awareness talk for anyone interested, 2 March 2026, with Jennifer Chan de Avila (PhD) (in German)
On 2 March 2026, Jennifer Chan de Avila (PhD), academic expert and menodoula, delivered a virtual “awareness lecture for all those interested”. The session covered the fundamentals of the menopause, highlighted the links between menopause and work, outlined the three dimensions of menopause as set out in the MenoMATRIX, and presented compelling reasons for addressing the topic of “menopause in the workplace”. Finally, the positive aspects and potential benefits of menopause were also explored.
Workshop for Women in (Peri-)Menopause, 5 March 2026, with Jennifer Chan de Avila (PhD) (in person, in German)
Workshop for Women in (Peri-)Menopause, 5 March 2026, with Jennifer Chan de Avila (PhD) (in German)
On 5 March 2026, Dr Jennifer Chan de Avila, academic expert and menodoula, led a workshop for women in (peri-)menopause. The session explored menopause in greater depth, focused on its impact on participants’ work performance, and provided practical strategies for working styles and self-care.