Janet LindsaySector leader

Biography

Janet Lindsay is Chief Executive of Wellbeing of Women, a UK health charity dedicated to funding research, education and advocacy across all areas of women's reproductive and gynaecological health, including menstruation, fertility, pregnancy, gynaecological cancers and menopause. She began her career at a global advertising agency before running her own communications agency, and prior to leading Wellbeing of Women she held fundraising and communications roles at Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity and Starlight Children's Foundation. Under her leadership the charity has pursued a series of public campaigns and a strategic review aimed at tackling taboos and improving outcomes in women's health. She is a regular commentator in the national press and before Parliament on themes including the gender health gap, menstrual health, menopause, and the need for sex and gender to be embedded in biomedical research design and policy.

References

1. 1.Our team – Wellbeing of Women — Confirms Janet Lindsay's current title as Chief Executive of Wellbeing of Women
2. 2.Janet Lindsay – Women's Health Academy — Background: career at global advertising agency, own communications agency, then Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity and Starlight Children's Foundation before Wellbeing of Women
3. 3.Wellbeing of Women supports the integration of sex and gender considerations in UK biomedical, health and care research — Lindsay's public advocacy on the gender health gap and sex-and-gender research policy
4. 4.Wellbeing of Women – Just a Period campaign | Lark — Campaign reach, parliamentary mention, and award wins for 'Just a Period'
5. 5.Launch of first Women's Health Strategy in England – Wellbeing of Women

Expertise

Cited on

• Hospital discharge / bed-blocking
• Mental health

Stated areas of expertise

• Women's reproductive and gynaecological health
• Gender health gap
• Menstrual health policy
• Menopause and workplace health
• Women's health research funding
• Health equity and advocacy

Notable achievements

• Led the 'Just a Period' campaign, which reached over 5 million social-media impressions, was cited in a parliamentary Women and Equalities Committee hearing, and won four Communiqué Awards including Charitable Campaign of the Year. Source ↗
• Supported Wellbeing of Women's co-design of a UK sex-and-gender research policy via the MESSAGE initiative, calling for sex and gender considerations to be embedded at every stage of biomedical research. Source ↗
• Responded publicly to the launch of England's first Women's Health Strategy, calling for life-course investment and sustained funding to address inequalities in women's health. Source ↗

What they’ve said

• “Women and people from marginalised community are less likely to know about or attend these [health checks], and progress on menopause support cannot leave them behind.”

  Chief executive of Wellbeing of Women · Hospital discharge / bed-blocking · 27 Aug 2026 · NHS health checks in England to have questions on menopause for first time ↗

• “Hormonal changes during menopause can have a significant impact on women's mental health. A culture of dismissal can leave many feeling pressured into keeping their struggles to themselves.”

  Chief Executive of Wellbeing of Women · Mental health · 27 Aug 2026 · Survey of over-50s women finds almost two in three struggle with mental health ↗

• “For too long, women with [PMOS] have faced delays in diagnosis and inconsistent care. Too often, symptoms such as irregular periods, fertility difficulties or concerns about weight have been dismissed as something they must simply live with.”

  Chief Executive of Wellbeing of Women · Hospital discharge / bed-blocking · 27 Aug 2026 · Women with irregular periods should be checked for PMOS, NHS says ↗

Source references

1. NHS health checks in England to have questions on menopause for first timetheguardian.com · 27 Aug 2026
2. Survey of over-50s women finds almost two in three struggle with mental healththeguardian.com · 27 Aug 2026
3. Women with irregular periods should be checked for PMOS, NHS saystheguardian.com · 27 Aug 2026

Contact & links

• Staff pagehttps://www.wellbeingofwomen.org.uk/about-us/our-team/
• LinkedInhttps://uk.linkedin.com/in/janet-lindsay-142a4b51
• Websitehttps://www.wellbeingofwomen.org.uk/contact-us/

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