Before launching the Foundation in 2019, we asked women to share their opinions about and experiences with menopause. We found that, in general, the majority of women feel neutral about menopause. Ninety-five percent said they had experienced some symptom of menopause, with night sweats (64%) and hot flashes (58%) being the most common. Unfortunately, 64 percent said the symptoms they experienced had interfered with their quality of life. Sixty percent said they were worried about aging. Another 60 percent said they’d be interested in an online, peer-to-peer community where they could discuss menopause with other women. Approximately 1.3 million women enter menopause each year in the U.S. And it is estimated that with women’s current average life expectancy, we will spend one-third of our lives postmenopausal. Those figures are a call to action that we need to change the status quo, and pay more attention to women in this stage of life. To make this happen, we need major changes in our healthcare system, our workplaces and our mindsets. The National Menopause Foundation will be the catalyst for this change.