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Tackling these surprising blindspots can bridge gender gaps in health, economic growth and more

2025/1/21
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Linda Lucena: 我坚信,缩小月经健康差距是实现性别平等和公平的最大加速器之一。确保月经期的人能够有尊严、无畏地度过月经期,这不仅关乎权利,也具有巨大的经济影响。女性健康研究不足且资金不足,导致一些令人震惊的结果。缩小女性健康差距不仅能到2040年每年为全球GDP增加1万亿美元,还能每年为女性增加7天健康时间。 Sahil Tesfu: 月经健康差距包含四个方面:获得负担得起的安全卫生用品、获得教育信息、获得清洁卫生的设施和水,以及消除禁忌和耻辱。月经相关的禁忌和耻辱是导致月经健康差距存在的原因之一。家庭教育、学校课程以及社会整体的禁忌和耻辱,都影响着人们对月经的认知程度。缺乏卫生设施是阻碍月经健康的一个重要因素。改善卫生设施需要完善基础设施(厕所、垃圾桶等),并确保这些设施安全、干净,并配有清洁用水。初次月经体验的积极或消极会对一生中月经体验产生巨大影响。Essity公司在主流广告中首次使用红色而非蓝色来展现经血,打破了禁忌。我们与联合国儿童基金会在墨西哥合作开展教育项目,以消除月经相关的禁忌和耻辱。对男孩和男人进行月经教育很重要,因为这有助于打破社会耻辱,并确保女孩能够与周围的人(包括男孩和男人)进行沟通。企业领导者应关注工作场所的设计是否满足月经期女性的需求,并了解更年期对员工生产力和心理健康的影响。我坚信,缩小月经健康差距是实现性别平等和可持续发展目标的最大加速器之一。月经健康问题常常被忽视,这与该话题的私密性、令人不舒服以及决策层缺乏女性代表性有关。

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This chapter explores the four dimensions of the menstrual health gap: access to period products, education, sanitation, and the impact of taboos and stigmas. It highlights the significant economic consequences of this gap and the lack of knowledge surrounding menstruation.
  • Lack of access to affordable and safe period care products is a fundamental barrier.
  • Only 55% of respondents in a global survey claimed knowledge about menstruation.
  • 367 million children globally lack sanitation services in their schools.

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To truly close the gender gap, we’ll need to address the menstrual health gap. A lack of access to hygiene care, solutions, education and more holds back those who menstruate at school and work, leading to real knock-on effects to the economy. Sahil Tesfu, the Chief Strategy Officer for health and hygiene company Essity Group, breaks down how age-old taboos related to women’s health have led to big barriers for social progress overall and the simple changes that leaders in business can boost everything from workplace health and psychological safety to productivity. She also shares lessons learned from her long consulting career including her approach to problem solving, including how a new approach to check-ins that can be more effective than the standard status update in driving team progress, clarity and empowerment. For more on this episode: Related episodes: How bridging design gaps in science and tech can tackle gender bias: