On average, women spend 25 percent more time than men in poor health, affecting their ability to be present and productive at home, in the workforce, and in the community. And most of this health gap occurs during a woman’s prime working years, not at the end of life. What can be done to close the gap? Launching at Davos, McKinsey Health Institute’s new report introduces the Women’s Health Impact Tracking (WHIT) platform, a publicly accessible tool to measure, track, and address nine health conditions driving the gap across 15 countries. According to McKinsey senior partner and Davos delegate Lucy Pérez and coauthors, addressing these nine conditions alone “could add almost 27 million disability-adjusted life years annually, equating to 2.5 additional healthy days per woman, per year, around the globe, and yield around $400 billion in annual GDP to the global economy.” Discover more about identifying and improving women’s quality of life and driving positive impact for society with these insights.
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