WHY ADO?
Your women employees are struggling.
The data says so.
This isn't about optics or a wellness perk. It's about the very real, very measurable cost of ignoring women's health in the workplace — and what happens when you finally do something about it. Here's what the research says.
The numbers employers
can't afford to ignore.
This is what's happening in Canadian workplaces right now.
24%
More time spent in poor health by Canadian women compared to men, impacting their ability to show up at work and in life.
McKinsey Health Institute, 2025
$37B
The potential annual boost to Canada's GDP by 2040 if the women's health gap is closed. The cost of inaction is enormous.
McKinsey Health Institute, 2025
Lost annually to the Canadian economy from unmanaged menopause symptoms alone; affecting productivity, absenteeism, and workforce exit.
Menopause Foundation of Canada, 2023
$3.5B
1 in 3
Canadian women say menopause symptoms negatively impact their job performance, yet most employers offer no support.
Menopause Foundation of Canada, 2023
Of Canadian employees believe their employer should provide wellbeing support, yet more than half say their employer hasn't acted on it.
Dialogue / Environics Research, 2024
89%
46%
Of women report feeling burned out, driving disengagement, absenteeism, and the quiet resignation of your best people.
Deloitte Women @ Work, 2024
What Ignoring it COSTS YOU
$55,000
Estimated cost to replace a woman who leaves the workforce due to unmanaged menopause symptoms.
Benefits Canada, 2025
540,000
Work days lost annually in Canada due to menopause symptom management, before we even count burnout.
Menopause Foundation of Canada, 2023
8 in 10
Women not comfortable raising menopause concerns with HR, meaning it's happening silently on your watch.
Benefits Canada, 2025
The issues hiding in plain sight
in your organization.
WHAT WE ADDRESS
Ado's workshops and programs are built to tackle the specific challenges that drain women's capacity at work — before they become turnover.
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Disengagement, irritability, and missed deadlines are often symptoms of chronic depletion — not performance problems. We teach teams and leaders to see the difference.
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Hot flashes, brain fog, sleep disruption, and mood shifts are happening in your meetings right now. We give women tools and employers a framework to actually help.
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Return-to-work after maternity leave is one of the highest-risk attrition points. We support women through the fourth trimester so they come back — and stay.
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Presenteeism from cycle-related symptoms costs Canadian employers millions annually. A cycle-aware workplace isn't soft — it's strategic.
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Ergonomic standards were designed around the average male body. Women are injured differently, more often, and more silently. We fix the setup before it becomes a claim.
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Life doesn't pause for work. Loss, identity shifts, and major transitions quietly erode capacity. We give women the tools to keep functioning — and feel seen doing it.
What is Occupational Therapy?
Occupational therapy is the science of helping people do the things that matter to them. Not just physical recovery — but the full picture. Your roles, your routines, your relationships, and your sense of self. OTs look at the whole person and everything around them, then build practical solutions that actually fit real life.
We don't just talk about wellbeing.
We build systems for IT.
Occupational therapy is uniquely positioned to bridge women's health and workplace performance. We don't treat symptoms in isolation — we look at the whole person, their roles, their environment, and what's actually getting in the way of them functioning at their best. That's what makes Ado different from a wellness lunch or a mindfulness app.
WHY OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY?
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Everything we deliver is grounded in occupational science and women's health research, not generic wellness trends.
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We look at the whole picture: individual, environment, and organization, and build solutions that actually stick.
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Less absenteeism. Better retention. More engaged teams. We're not here for a one-time workshop that gets forgotten.
Your team deserves better
than doing nothing.
READY TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT?
Book a workshop, explore a partnership, or just reach out to talk through what your organization needs. We'll take it from there.