UK – The broadcasting network is the first in the industry to launch a health service for womxn employees.
In a partnership with renowned health specialists Hertility, the broadcaster will offer workers access to NHS-approved reproductive health and hormone testing. The assessment, which can be completed at home, will screen for 18 different health conditions, including polycystic ovaries and endometriosis, as well as biological indicators of menopause. The test could show why someone might be struggling to conceive or could explain how a hormonal imbalance is affecting a person's wellbeing.
In addition to the assessment, employees also have the opportunity to engage in a series of educational workshops, all of which are centred on reproductive and hormonal wellbeing.
Channel 4 continues to demonstrate its position as a pioneer and leader in progressive workplace benefits. In 2019, the company introduced the UK’s first dedicated Menopause Policy, followed by the Parents & Carers Policy in 2020. More recently, the media brand launched a Pregnancy Loss Policy and Fertility Workplace Pledge.
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US – As family finance app Onward raises £7.9m ($9.7m, €9.2m) in Series A funding this autumn, it highlights a market for products that target less traditional family structures.
With about 37% of US marriages ending in divorce, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics, Onward founder Jacklyn Rome hopes the app will take some of the heat out of divorce, co-parenting and finance. Its mission is focused on ‘improving the lives of co-parents and creating happier homes for the next generation’.
The app aims to reduce friction in communication between co-parents, and makes it easier to see who owes whom and to pay one another back. It also keeps a record of all expenses history for children, pets and other shared expenditure.
Onward wants to build a strong and uplifting consumer brand to empower co-parents in their next stage of life. ‘We’re determined to continue to build products that reduce friction in their lives and deliver social impact by enabling them to be better parents to the next generation,’ adds Rome.
