When in Menopause

When in Menopause is a bold, brilliant, and much needed guide that blends science, storytelling, and powerful advocacy. Jennifer Weiss-Wolf challenges the systems that have kept women underserved for generations. This book is an essential read for anyone who believes women deserve better. * Dr. Mary Claire Haver, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author of The New Menopause *
This book arrives at exactly the right moment. We are living through a historic shift in how we talk about menopause, and Jennifer Weiss-Wolf is one of the fiercest, most thoughtful architects of that change. When in Menopause is part manual, part rallying cry - blending medical clarity with civic action in a way no one else is doing. For anyone who’s ever felt dismissed, misdiagnosed, or underserved in midlife, here is your toolkit. And here is your guide to building the future we deserve. * Rachel S. Rubin MD, Urologist and Sexual Medicine Specialist, Georgetown University Hospital *
When in Menopause is exactly what women have been waiting for. Jennifer Weiss-Wolf connects policy, advocacy, and personal truth in a way that reframes how we talk about this stage of life. She reminds us that menopause isn’t a private burden but a public issue, and that real change begins when we all start speaking up. I’m proud to champion it, because the future of women’s midlife health starts with this kind of fearless leadership. * Tamsen Fadal, New York Times Bestselling Author of How To Menopause and Producer of The [M] Factor Films *
When in Menopause recognizes the future of menopause advocacy - and Jennifer Weiss-Wolf’s work honors story, community, and collective power as catalysts for real cultural and material change. * Omisade Burney-Scott, Founder of The Black Girl’s Guide to Surviving Menopause *
Women are owed so much when it comes to research and investment in our health at all stages, especially midlife and menopause. When in Menopause is the playbook this movement needs and deserves. Jennifer Weiss-Wolf’s experience as an advocate will not only help women improve their own lives, but also empower all of us to shape a better, healthier future. * Lisa Mosconi PhD, New York Times Bestselling Author of The Menopause Brain and The XX Brain *
Women’s health is in dire need of an army of determined advocates. When in Menopause provides the words, the policies, and the real-time platform to demand change. Jennifer Weiss-Wolf has brilliantly crafted the essential blueprint all of us can follow. * Vonda Wright MD, New York Times Bestselling Author of Unbreakable: A Woman’s Guide to Aging with Power *
Jennifer Weiss-Wolf occupies a rare space in the rising menopause movement - community-minded, policy-focused, and in dogged pursuit of societal change. When in Menopause is not only a fun and compelling read, it tells the story of what it means to fully embrace and embody the title of “advocate.” There is no better writer or role model for this moment. * Stacy London, Style Icon and Unapologetic Midlife Rebel *
There is no wiser, more relatable expert on women’s reproductive health law than Jennifer Weiss-Wolf. Through When in Menopause, she teaches us how we can - and must - advocate for ourselves and all women to access better healthcare in midlife. This book is a must-read guide that is equal parts fun, smart, honest, and inspiring for anyone looking to educate their communities, improve workplace policies, and dismantle misogyny. * Lauren Tetenbaum, Author of Millennial Menopause: Preparing for Perimenopause, Menopause, and Life’s Next Period *
Jennifer Weiss-Wolf has a singular talent for turning women’s lived experiences into legal change. She helped make the ‘tampon tax’ and menstrual equity a matter of justice. In When in Menopause, she brings that same fierce clarity to midlife women’s health, insisting it be treated not as a punchline, but as policy. Having stood beside her in advocating for women’s health, I know this book will do what her work always does: shift the conversation - and the law. * Sharon Malone, MD, New York Times Bestselling Author of Grown Woman Talk *

By day, Jennifer Weiss-Wolf serves as executive director of NYU Law’s Birnbaum Women’s Leadership Center. She also leads partnerships and strategy at Ms., the feminist movement-making magazine. Dubbed the “architect of the U.S. campaign to squash the tampon tax” by Newsweek, Jen has presented at the White House and before Congress, as well as in state legislatures across the country. Her writing and work have been featured in the New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, TIME, Cosmopolitan, Harper’s Bazaar, Oprah Daily, CNN, NPR, and PBS, among others. She is a regular contributor at the popular Substack, The Contrarian.

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