 But the news has a lot of people frustrated with how women's health in general is treated, arguing it's under-researched and underfunded. According to McKinsey & Company, a woman will spend on average nine years in poor health, affecting her ability to work and perform in the economy. For more on women's health and the women's health gap, my Marketplace colleague Nancy Marshall-Genzer turned to Lucy Perez, a former cancer researcher and senior partner at McKinsey & Company.