Question 20817 — diseases

Summary

Ms. Stéphanie Rist questions the Secretary of State to the Prime Minister, responsible for equality between women and men and the fight against discrimination, about discrimination against victims of endometriosis at work. This disease prevents the natural evacuation of endometrial cells. One in 10 women are subject to this disease, or between 2.1 and 4.2 million women. Among them, 70% suffer from pain chronic and disabling (abdominopelvic) and 40% experience infertility problems. In addition, it takes on average 7 years of medical wandering, due to the taboo of this disease. The Government's recent actions, in particular the action plan against endometriosis announced in March 2019 by Ms. Agnès Buzyn, aim to raise collective awareness so that this disease can be recognized. In addition, chronic fatigue and Multiple operations caused by this disease are sources of work stoppage, which directly impacts the professional lives of these women. The lack of flexibility in the world of work does not always allow them to combine professional success and illness, and can lead to layoffs, retraining or the acceptance of positions with less responsibility. Disclosing your illness to your employer can compromise your development within the company. In addition, health insurance does not automatically cover endometriosis. In fact, this chronic and disabling disease is not on the list of long-term conditions (ALD). Another little-known approach consists of requesting recognition of the status of disabled worker (RQTH) from their occupational physician. This requires a file and a very administrative process. long. She then wishes to know the Government's measures to limit discrimination against these women in the labor market.

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