Belinda Steffan

Belinda has a PhD in Management from University of Edinburgh (2020) and is a Chartered Management Accountant (qualified 2003). She earned an MSc in Strategic Management Accounting from London Metropolitan University (2002), a Graduate Diploma in Psychology from Monash University (2016), and an MSc in Psychology of Individual Differences from University of Edinburgh (2017).  

Belinda researches how women work. She is interested in how experiences of gendered ageing and ageism influence continued workforce participation and Extending Working Lives in mid to later life, focusing on workplace retention. She focuses on the individual within their organisational context of work. At the centre of Belinda's research is women’s health in the workplace, specifically menopause.

Current projects include:

• development of digital health technologies to support healthy ageing at work
• intersectional experiences of women's health in mid to later life (socio-economic status, race, neurodiversity)

Previous projects include:

• a 3-year investigation into hidden health factors affecting how workers over 50 engage with work (SHAW Project), https://www.shaw.business-school.ed.ac.uk/
• a longitudinal study on menopause and flexible work
• an exploration in to the intersectionality of menopause and neurodivergence at work

Belinda discusses the Supporting Healthy Ageing at Work (SHAW) team’s research on labour force participation among adults in mid-to-later life which reveals the pivotal role of line managers in fostering positive workplace experiences.