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Councilmember Katie Yaroslavsky joins community briefing on perimenopause; discusses city benefits
Summary
Councilmember Katie Yaroslavsky joined LA Veil Rights and community members for a briefing on perimenopause and policy options. Yaroslavsky praised city benefits as acknowledging bodily and mental health needs and urged consideration of policies other cities have adopted.
Councilmember Katie Yaroslavsky joined LA Veil Rights and community members for a discussion about perimenopause and municipal policy responses, saying the city has already taken steps that reflect an awareness of the bodily and mental-health needs of people experiencing menopause and perimenopause.
Yaroslavsky said, “The city has done some incredible work, on behalf of women. These benefits really reflect the city's acknowledgment of what our bodies and our minds go through.” She described the briefing as a chance to look at policies other cities have put in place and how Los Angeles might “catch up.”
Speakers at the event emphasized that perimenopause can be gradual and not always clearly noticeable, with Yaroslavsky saying, “Perimenopause is something that doesn't announce itself in the same way.” Organizers framed the discussion as part of broader efforts to align workplace benefits and city programs with the health needs of roughly half the population.
The briefing was described as informational; no specific ordinance, benefit change or formal council action was proposed or adopted during the event. Participants said the session was intended to inform policymakers and community members about policy options and existing models in other jurisdictions.
