Employers, ignorance is not bliss when it comes to your female workers’ health
The years lost to suffering in silence Speakers described how delayed diagnosis of health conditions like endometriosis – often dismissed as “bad periods” – amplifies pain, infertility risk and workplace disruption.
Policy changes on the table Panels explored concrete steps employers and healthcare providers can implement immediately: Update absence and performance policies to account for fluctuating conditions, train line managers to recognise and respond to health-related performance changes, and partner with health systems to accelerate diagnosis and care.“If a woman is repeatedly missing work because of pain and is simply told to ‘manage it,’ both her health and her job are at risk,” Ebrahim said.
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