Event Summary

Earlier this year, the World Health Organization called for its member states and key stakeholders to increase their investment in women’s health, citing consistent disparities in research, treatment and experiences at work. With opportunities to boost productivity and tackle the gender imbalance, what can your workplace do to ensure the right level of support is available for women and increase retention?

Further to the success last year of our inaugural Supporting Women’s Health at Work event, we are delighted to bring you advanced notice of our International Women’s Health in the Workplace conference to share fresh perspectives and understand how the UK compares to others.

We will explore what is next for domestic policy and the Women’s Health Strategy while spotlighting key focus areas such as:

  • The impact of menstrual health: tackling the stigma and raising awareness to ensure relevant workplace policies. Understand how to incorporate flexible work hours, menstrual leave, or access to menstrual products.
  • Reproductive health and fertility treatments: what are your responsibilities and legal duty of care for women undergoing fertility treatments, such as IVF? How can fertility treatments impact women in the workplace?
  • Pregnancy and Maternity: we will explore what next for maternity policy, how to make reasonable adjustments during pregnancy and how to support postpartum health.
  • Mental Health: with women more likely to experience mental health issues such as anxiety, depression and stress, often exacerbated by workplace demands, understand how to ensure specialist support and legal responsibilities.

Following the recent changes to family rights which came into force in April 2024, the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) published an updated toolkit to provide employers with advice on preventing pregnancy and maternity discrimination at work. Find out how to give detailed guidance on actions employers must take before, during and after an employee takes maternity leave.

Line managers play a vital role in spotting signs and symptoms of health conditions at work. Understand your responsibilities as a line manager to ensure you offer the right support, at the right time while enabling you to feel more confident in having difficult and sensitive conversations.

The future of women’s health relies on resilience within the innovation ecosystem. We will deep dive into the importance of investment from funding medical research and education to shaping societal and economic policies and streamlining regulatory and innovation pathways.

Join us this spring and network with colleagues and take the next steps to becoming a truly inclusive employer for women.

Key Points

  • Understanding your responsibility as an employer: legal duty of care and shifting workplace culture
  • Becoming a truly inclusive employer for women
  • Learning from international case studies: what works in practice?
  • Gain insight from a legal surgery: reasonable adjustments and next steps for legalisation
  • Supporting line managers through sensitive and difficult conversations
  • Improving investment in women’s health from research to the workplace
  • Learning from lived experiences: addressing inequalities
  • Creating male allies – the importance of getting buy-in from men to support women’s health in the workplace
  • Spotlighting maternal mental health and postpartum health

Venue Details and Access

In-person – This conference will take place in central London. Attend this full-day event in person to network, build relationships and learn from your peers.

Online – The conference will be recorded and live streamed via a custom digital platform. The content will be available on demand for 14 days.

Sponsorship

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