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Voluntary participation
The Global Women and Work Survey is a voluntary Women Working Well initiative. Inca Safety supports the initiative by contributing time, resources and infrastructure at no cost to participants.
THE GLOBAL WOMEN AND WORK STUDY
Research FAQs.
Practical answers about why the study is being developed, what it will explore, how the survey is intended to work and what happens next.
The study is still in development.
The survey is not yet open.
We are finalising the participant information, consent, privacy, data-handling and research safeguards that will apply before participation begins.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
About the study and survey
These answers reflect the study's current stage of development. We will update this page as final participation, privacy, governance and survey arrangements are confirmed.
What is the Global Women and Work Study?
The Global Women and Work Study is being developed by Women Working Well to investigate what happens in the space between women's health, healthcare and working life.
The study is intended to look across the journey rather than treating health, healthcare and work as separate experiences.
Why is Women Working Well doing this research?
The research page describes a gap between health and healthcare research on one side and workplace research on the other.
The study is intended to understand what happens at work while symptoms, healthcare seeking, diagnosis, treatment, recovery and uncertainty are occurring.
What will the survey explore?
The planned survey covers the whole journey, including working life, health experiences, seeking healthcare, health and work, disclosure, workplace response, support and adjustments, career and financial impact, personal-life impact, and what happened next.
It is also being developed to consider diagnostic delay, communication and psychological safety, psychosocial impact and mental wellbeing, treatment and recovery, life beyond work, and the period before healthcare is first sought.
Is the survey open now?
No. The current research page states that the Global Women and Work Study is in development and that the survey is not yet open.
Launch details will be provided when the survey is ready.
Who will be able to participate?
The current research page does not yet set out final participant eligibility criteria.
Those details should be published before the survey opens, alongside the participant information and consent arrangements.
Will participation be voluntary?
Yes. The research page describes the Global Women and Work Survey as a voluntary Women Working Well initiative.
Is the survey a commercial lead-generation activity?
No. The current research page states that the survey is not a commercial lead-generation activity.
It also states that participation in the research is intended to remain separate from marketing or commercial contact.
How will privacy and data handling work?
The study is being designed with participant information, informed consent, privacy and data handling, data minimisation, research governance, survey integrity, analysis methodology and reporting principles in mind.
The current page also states that the participant information, consent, privacy, data handling and reporting arrangements will be finalised before the survey opens.
This means final privacy details should be checked here again before participating.
Who supports the survey?
The survey is a Women Working Well initiative.
The current research page states that Inca Safety supports the initiative by contributing time, resources and infrastructure at no cost to participants.
Will the study consider mental wellbeing and psychosocial impact?
Yes. The planned research includes psychosocial impact and mental wellbeing.
This includes areas such as distress and anxiety, loss of confidence, psychological safety, fear of disclosure, stigma or isolation, bullying or conflict, job insecurity, workload, job control and support.
Will the study look at what happens outside work too?
Yes. The research is intended to examine life beyond work, including caring and parenting, relationships and household responsibilities, sleep, exercise, social participation, study, finances, independence and the energy left after maintaining employment.
What will happen to the findings?
The stated intention is to turn what the study learns into practical evidence, resources and future research priorities.
Planned outputs include Global Women and Work reports, evidence summaries, resources for women, manager resources, organisational tools, workplace guidance, future research questions, and awareness and advocacy.
Will the survey be available in more than one language?
The current research page says Women Working Well intends to support multilingual participation progressively.
Translated survey versions are intended to be reviewed and tested so that the meaning of questions is preserved across languages.
Where can I ask a question about the research?
You can contact Women Working Well at hello@womenworkingwell.work .
CURRENT DEVELOPMENT STAGE
A note about the study
The study is still being developed. Eligibility, participant information, consent, privacy, data handling, governance and final survey arrangements will be established before launch. This FAQ will be updated as those details are confirmed.
How the survey is run
Voluntary participation. Responsible research.
The study is designed around voluntary participation, responsible research practice and clear separation from commercial activity.
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Responsible research
The survey is not a commercial lead-generation activity. Participant information, privacy, data handling and responsible reporting remain central to the way the study is designed.
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Multilingual participation
Women Working Well also intends to support multilingual participation progressively, with translated survey versions reviewed and tested to preserve the intended meaning of questions across languages.
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