Closing the women’s health gap: The $1 trillion opportunity

As you may have seen in The Guardian, Fortune, and Forbes, the McKinsey Health Institute’s latest report in collaboration with the World Economic Forum, Closing the women’s health gap: A $1 trillion opportunity to improve lives and economies, has sized the health and economic returns of investing in women’s health. Even though women live longer on average, they also spend 25% more time in poor health than men, and most of this health burden happens during their working years. McKinsey found a $1 trillion economic opportunity that, if harnessed, could unlock up to 75 million years of higher quality life for women (or 7 days annually per woman on average) from closing this health gap.

Leading up to International Women’s Day, the hosts look forward to a rich discussion that will touch on:

• Findings from our recent report highlighting the root causes of the women’s health gap, and how to address it
• Myths, challenges, and opportunities in women’s health
• Actions stakeholders can take to accelerate progress and innovation to help close the gap

Panelists bring a wealth of cross-industry perspectives on this topic –

• David Walcott, Founder and Managing Partner at Novamed
• Jennifer Schneiders, President of Diagnostic Solutions at Hologic
• Juan Camilo Arjona Ferreira, Head of Research & Development, Chief Medical Officer at Organon
• Nigina Muntean, Chief of Innovation at the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
• Sahil Tesfu, Chief Strategy Officer at Essity