Endometriosis: Shockingly common disease costing one in six women like Sarah their jobs | Exclusive [Video]

Welcome to 9Honey’s series ‘More than pain’, which is shining a light on the lesser-known challenges that come with endometriosis, a debilitating disease that affects one in seven Australian women and people assigned female at birth.

In this feature, 9honey speaks with three Endometriosis Australia ambassadors about the crippling financial impact of managing endometriosis in a cost of living crisis.

Australian women already earn an average of $12,376 less than men every year (February 2024 ABS), and those with endometriosis forfeit a staggering $25,800 more in lost productivity over their lifetimes.

But it’s not just their bodies and bank accounts that are suffering – their careers are too.

About one million Aussies born with female reproductive organs live with endometriosis and are forced to choose, some on a daily basis, between their health and their livelihoods.

Endometriosis Australia research shows one in six will lose their employment due to managing their endometriosis, and a …