Enhancing Market Access with Gender-Specific Data

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐫𝐮𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧. 𝐈𝐬𝐧’𝐭 𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐮𝐩? 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝟐𝟓% 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐨𝐨𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐦𝐞𝐧. That’s not just a biological inevitability, but a systemic failure. And it’s not just costing women their quality of life. It’s costing the global economy up to $1 trillion every year according to a new report from the World Economic Forum and McKinsey. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐚 𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐝𝐦𝐚𝐩 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐠𝐚𝐩. Just nine conditions (ranging from ischemic heart disease and breast cancer to menopause, PMS, and endometriosis) account for over a third of the burden. 𝐀𝐝𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝: ✅ 𝐀𝐝𝐝 75 million healthy life years annually ✅ 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐮𝐭𝐞 $400 billion to global GDP by 2040 from these conditions alone ✅ 𝐔𝐧𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤 a further $500 billion in market opportunity for new tools, therapies, and services 𝐒𝐨 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐤? The problem isn’t just a lack of solutions, but that the system was never built with women in mind. The report highlights five key pillars that need urgent attention: ✴️ 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭 women properly in clinical and health data ✴️ 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐲 women with focused research and sex-disaggregated analysis ✴️ 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐞 for women with evidence-based, gender-responsive medical practice ✴️ 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐞 all women by addressing disparities across race, income, and geography ✴️ 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭 in women across health, education, policy, and leadership 𝐈𝐭’𝐬 𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐧𝐞𝐠𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐫𝐞. While diseases like breast cancer are better funded and studied (though still with major gaps), areas like PMS, menopause, and endometriosis remain deeply under-researched and under-treated. Despite affecting hundreds of millions of women. ❌ 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝, 𝐢𝐭 𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬𝐧’𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧’𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐠𝐧𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐦 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐭 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬. From funding sex-specific basic science to expanding access to essential medicines and redesigning clinical education, it provides a blueprint for progress. It’s also a wake-up call. 𝐀𝐬 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐛𝐢𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡 𝐈 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧’𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐞, 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐩𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. It’s baffling when you think about it. These are not rare diseases or fringe issues. What we’re missing isn’t evidence. It’s prioritisation, investment, and leadership willing to treat women’s health as the global growth strategy it truly is. https://lnkd.in/e-FEKUap

State of Women's Health by Accenture and Springboard Enterprises ➡️ Core Challenges - Underfunded: Less investment in research and innovation for women’s health. - Under-researched: Disproportionate focus on male or gender-neutral studies. - Misunderstood: Persistent gaps in understanding and bias in healthcare. ➡️ Health Journey and Barriers - Pre-Diagnosis: Women have unique biological and hormonal susceptibilities, but awareness gaps and evolving risk profiles often delay seeking care. - Diagnosis: Symptom differences, lack of sex-specific diagnostic tools, and gender bias in medical education and practice lead to delayed or missed diagnoses. - Post-Diagnosis: Women face barriers such as lack of sex-specific dosing, unequal access to optimal treatments, and challenges in medication adherence, resulting in worse health outcomes. ➡️ Condition Spotlights - Cardiovascular Disease: Leading cause of death in women globally, but research and treatment are skewed toward male biology, leading to misdiagnosis and worse outcomes. - Autoimmune Disorders: 78% of autoimmune patients are women; these conditions are under-researched and often misdiagnosed due to symptom complexity and lack of sex-specific data. ➡️ Data and Representation Gaps - Clinical Trials: Women are under-represented, even in conditions that predominantly or differently affect them, limiting understanding of sex-based differences. - Data Standards: Lack of sex-specific data analysis and reporting, especially in genetic and large-scale studies. ➡️ Investment and Innovation - Funding: Investment in women’s health is growing but remains insufficient compared to general health funding. - Innovation: Emerging technologies (AI, big data, biosensors) and specialized care models are addressing gaps and improving outcomes for women. ➡️ Call to Action - Mindset Shift: Raise awareness of biases and educate on women’s unique health needs. - Education: Reform medical curricula to include sex-based biology and gendered symptoms. - Data: Mandate equal sex representation in clinical trials and implement sex-based data standards. - Precision: Revise diagnostic tools and dosing protocols for sex-specific thresholds. - Funding: Double investment in women’s health research and innovation. ➡️ Innovators and Change-makers Visana Health: Virtual clinic providing comprehensive, personalized care for women at all life stages. Herself Health: Specialized primary care for older women, addressing misdiagnosis and holistic needs. juli: AI-powered platform for managing chronic conditions by consolidating health data. Dandelion Health: AI tools to reduce bias in healthcare data and improve research on women’s health. Persperity Health: Non-invasive biosensors for continuous hormone monitoring. Accenture Clinical Trial Companion: AI agent to improve trial retention and data quality for women.

"Uncover the Unseen: How Gender Data Gaps Render Women Invisible" In "Invisible Women: Exposing Data Bias in a World Designed for Men," Caroline Criado Perez meticulously unveils the pervasive gender data gap that affects women across all spheres of life. This groundbreaking book reveals how the absence of gender-specific data leads to systemic biases and disadvantages for women. From healthcare and urban planning to workplace policies and technological advancements, Criado Perez demonstrates how a male-centric data approach fails to address women's unique needs and experiences, thereby rendering them invisible. How to Fulfill the Gender Data Gap: 1. Inclusive Data Collection:   - Ensure that data collection methods are designed to include gender-specific information.   - Implement mandatory gender disaggregation in all data reporting to reflect the experiences of both men and women. 2. Diverse Clinical Trials:   - Mandate the inclusion of women in clinical trials and medical research to better understand gender differences in health and treatment responses.   - Develop gender-specific medical guidelines and protocols based on comprehensive research. 3. Gender-Sensitive Urban Planning:   - Design public transportation and infrastructure projects that consider the travel patterns and safety concerns of women.   - Conduct gender impact assessments for all urban development plans. 4. Workplace Equity:   - Create workplace policies that recognize and accommodate the different needs of men and women, such as flexible working hours and parental leave.   - Address gender pay gaps by ensuring transparency and equity in compensation and career advancement opportunities. 5. Tech and Innovation:   - Develop technology products with input from diverse user groups, including women, to ensure usability and accessibility.   - Conduct user testing with a balanced representation of genders to identify and rectify biases in technological solutions. Call to Action: Join the movement to bridge the gender data gap and make women's experiences visible. Read "Invisible Women" by Caroline Criado Perez to understand the depth of these issues and the critical need for change. Advocate for inclusive data collection, equitable policies, and gender-sensitive designs in your community and workplace. Let's work together to ensure that women are seen, heard, and valued in every facet of life. Your voice and actions can help build a more inclusive world. #UncoverTheUnseen #GenderDataGap #InvisibleWomen By addressing these gaps, we can create a more inclusive and equitable world where women's contributions are recognized, and their needs are met. Reading "Invisible Women" is a crucial step in understanding the depth of these issues and the urgent need for change. HLL LIFECARE LIMITED Steel Authority of India Limited University of Rajasthan The Institute Of Cost Accountants Of India Indian Institute for Human Settlements CMA. Deepak Narayanan