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The World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos is happening this week and women’s health is high on the agenda. New research from the World Economic Forum in collaboration with the McKinsey Health Institute and the McKinsey Global Institute shines a light on the additional time women spend in poor health than men, reducing both their quality of life and productivity. The women’s health gap equates to 75 million years of life lost due to poor health or early death per year. The research explores the root causes of the women’s health gap and the actions that could return an average of seven days of healthy life for every woman—which could boost the global economy by at least $1 trillion annually by 2040. Don’t miss the new McKinsey Health Institute report from senior partners Kweilin Ellingrud , Lucy Pérez , and coauthors and see why it pays to invest in women’s health and well-being.

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Closing the women’s health gap: A $1 trillion opportunity to improve lives and economies

Investments addressing the women’s health gap could add years to life and life to years—and potentially boost the global economy by $1 trillion annually by 2040.

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“When faced with intensifying international competition, companies that coupled capital and technology investments with capability building and changes in management practices saw their productivity soar, which in turn lifted the entire economy.”

—Understand the three-sided productivity opportunity for 2024 and beyond in “2024 and beyond: Will it be economic stagnation or the advent of productivity-driven abundance?”

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A chart titled “Obstacles to strengthening resilience range from a lack of resources to dramatic differences between hierarchy levels and functions.” Click to open the full article on McKinsey.com.

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