Blueprint to close the women’s health gap: How to improve lives and economies for all

Join us for the first seminar series event hosted by the Women's Health Program (WHx) at the MIT Media Lab, featuring Megan Ann Greenfield, who is an affiliated leader of the McKinsey Health Institute (MHI).

Dr. Canan Dagdeviren, head of the Conformable Decoders research group and WHx Faculty Lead, will moderate the event. The WHx seminar series is supported by the WHx program and the Program in Media Arts and Sciences (MAS). 

Abstract

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 Health Institute’s latest report, “Blueprint to Close the Women’s Health Gap: How to improve lives and economies for all,” identifies actionable steps to advance better health for women and build stronger economies. This report provides a blueprint for developing a comprehensive, global view of women’s health. It also addresses the broader women’s health gap, exploring nine medical conditions that impact women uniquely, differently, or disproportionately, comprising one-third of the women’s health gap. Closing the women’s health gap could unlock up to 75 million years of higher quality life for women, and could unlock $400 billion in global annual GDP by 2040.