Starting this year, Health and Global Policy Institute (HGPI) has organized HGPI Salon for individual supporting members and those interested in health care policy from various fields.

On April 11, 2024, the lecture for the second session was given by Ms. Helen Tomlinson.

Helen Tomlinson is the UK Government’s first Menopause Employment Champion and Head of Human Resources (UK & Ireland) for the Adecco Group, a world leader in HR solutions. The Adecco Group designed and implemented the UK’s first corporate menopause policy. Helen is dedicated to helping companies of all sizes to create a supportive environment, encourage open conversations, and help women thrive in the workplace through menopause and beyond. Based on the knowledge and experience she has gained in the course of her work, she presented “No Time to Step Back: How Corporate Cultural Change Can Support Women’s Advancement and Realization of Their Potential” in a session titled “The Future of Women in the Workplace: How to Create a Supportive Environment and Encourage Open Conversations”. The Q&A session was a great opportunity for the participants to deepen their understanding of the issue.

*The details of this meeting will be shared with individual supporting members only, and a link to the archived movie has been shared at a later date.

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■ Profile
Ms. Helen Tomlinson
Helen Tomlinson is the UK Governments first-ever Menopause Employment Champion. Working alongside the Department for Work and Pensions, Helen helps employers develop policies that empower women experiencing menopause to stay and progress in work. Applying the principles of Education & Allyship creating Cultural Change, Helen has built a clearly defined sector-based strategy to support women across all aspects of intersectionality throughout their career from a women’s health perspective. Advocating for gender equity is the common thread throughout Helen’s 30-year career in the recruitment and employability sectors. In addition to her voluntary Menopause Employment Champion role, Helen is Head of Talent & Inclusion (UK and Ireland) for the Adecco Group, the global leader in HR solutions. Her pioneering podcast on menopause and work inspired the Adecco Group to design and implement one of the UK’s first corporate menopause policies. Since then, Helen has supported companies of all sizes to create supportive environments, encourage open conversations, and help women thrive at work through menopause and beyond. With three decades of experience across commercial management, sales, and strategic HR planning, Helen helps organizations realize the business benefits of an enlightened approach – and drives positive, pragmatic change for employers and their people.

[Event Overview]

• Speaker: Ms. Helen Tomlinson (UK & Ireland Head of Talent and Menopause Employment Champion, The Adecco Group)
• Date & Time: Thursday, April 11, 2024; 18:00‐19:15 (Doors open 17:40) JST
• Format: In-person (No online streaming)
• Venue: Global Business Hub Tokyo
  (Grand Cube 3F, Otemachi Financial City, 1-9-2, Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JAPAN 100-0004)
• Language: English (No simultaneous interpretation)
• Capacity: 50
• Participation fee:
  – Individual Supporting Members: Free
  – General: Advance Credit Card Payment 4,000 JPY, On-site Cashless Payment 4,400 JPY
  – Students (Undergraduate Students Only): Advance Credit Card Payment 3,000 JPY, On-site Cashless Payment 3,300 JPY (Student ID Required)