The Hot Resignation

In the US, 1 in 10 women going through the transition of menopause quit their jobs due to unsupportive work environments. This mass exodus costs businesses $2.2B annually and drains organizations of highly experienced female talent, many at the peak of their careers. Proactive awareness and support policies are needed to push against the taboo and the inertia to address this silent agent of inequality.

Executed independently on a reduced budget with the NGO MIPO (Menopause Information Pack for Organizations), TBWA\Health Collective’s goal was to challenge the entire business community to commit to addressing the hottest issue no one was talking about.

To ignite a conversation and educate organizations on the topic, TBWA\Health Collective and MIPO named the exodus of menopausal women from the workplace “The Hot Resignation.” They then kicked off a nationwide movement on the social platform where professionals gather to discuss all things work: LinkedIn.

The idea was to hijack LinkedIn’s biggest icon of professional growth, the famous celebration GIFs, by creating not-so-celebratory versions. These GIFs would bring attention to the 30 symptoms of menopause many women experience in the workplace. They then engaged influential figures in the professional community to share and discuss the topic with their follower base. Professionals could also download our proprietary educational content to implement awareness and policy initiatives for their female employees.