Better Decisions: It Turns Out, Ignoring Women’s Health at Work is Extremely Expensive For Everybody (with Kembre Roberts and Kevin Fyock)

Hebba Youssef
Hebba Youssef
May 15, 2026

Women make up nearly half the workforce, and somehow, their health is still being treated like a line item someone might cut. Make it make sense!

I’ve been wanting to do this episode for a while, and I’m not going to pretend I made it through without getting in my feelings at least once.

I sat down with Kembre Roberts and Kevin Fyock from Aon to get into why women’s health keeps getting deprioritized, what it’s costing orgs as a result, and what it looks like when employers finally get this right. 

Just having a fertility benefit and calling it a day isn’t gonna cut it anymore!

00:00:00 – Intro

00:02:30 – Why Employers Should Care About Women’s Health

00:12:45 – How Women’s Health Directly Influences Financial Security

00:19:55 – The Data You Need to Help Execs Understand Women’s Health Data

00:27:44 – Being Proactive About Women’s Health and Financial Wellness Before a Crisis Happens

00:35:26 – What Orgs Keep Getting Wrong About Women’s Health, and What a Better Decision Looks Like

Aon’s Human Capital capabilities help organizations make confident workforce decisions by connecting advisory, insights and data across health benefits, talent and retirement.

By aligning people strategies to business outcomes, we enable leaders to drive engagement, manage program sustainability, and build a resilient workforce ready for what’s next.

Learn more at ⁠⁠Aon.com⁠

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Hebba Youssef
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