10 SexTech Brands to Watch Out For in 2021; Female founder IPO data: Meet 22 women CEOs who took startups public; AI can now learn to manipulate human behaviour + more
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In honour of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science on February 11, last week team at Marie Claire magazine was sharing stories from the incredible women changing the face of the STEM industries. We are honoured that our founder and CEO Marija Butkovic was among four incredible femtech pioneers revolutionising women’s healthcare. 🥳
When it comes to tackling women’s health issues, medicine has historically lagged woefully behind. Dominated by male experts, industry attention has, until now, largely centred on men’s bodies and male experiences of illness.
Women’s bodies can respond differently to universal diseases and treatments, such as heart attacks, too, making a one-size-fits-all approach deploringly inadequate. Yet various studies into the so-called pain gap have shown women are less likely to receive painkillers in hospital and are more often misdiagnosed than men. Have a heart attack if you’re female and you’re 50 percent more likely to receive an incorrect diagnosis.
Thank you for tuning in this Tuesday, happy reading! 💌
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Happening in March 👇🏽
➡️ WoW Members' Meet & Greet, March 3 (10am and 6pm GMT, for all WoW members)
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Community events, news, and updates 💻🌎📆
📌 Springboard Enterprises, in partnership with the Women's Health Innovation Coalition, Accenture and Roche, presents the 2021 Women's Health Innovation Forum, starting with Heart Health on February 24. RSVP here.
📌 FemTech Founder: An Interview with Clue CEO, Ida Tin, via FemTech live
📌 Find out more about our corporate partners Joy Ventures 👉🏽 Strategy Session: Joy Ventures Takes Specialized Approach To Investing
📌 Our WoW woman and member Kim Palmer is looking for a research partner for her app Clementine.
📌 What the FemTech?!: Are FemTech and SexTech the Same Thing?
📌 The 2021 Solution Challenge mission is to solve for one or more of the United Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals using Google technology. University students around the world to join the competition with Google Developer Student Clubs. More info here.
For Female Founders, Women In Tech & Allies 👩🏾⚕️👩🏼🏫👩🔬
Women’s labor force participation rate hit a 33-year low in January, according to new analysis
Female founder IPO data: Meet 22 women CEOs who took startups public
The Rise of Latinas in the US: forging their identity in the midst of two cultures
‘We were made for this’: the women starting businesses in lockdown
From Microaggressions To Mansplaining: Busting Biases In Venture Capital
Industry news and updates 💻🌎📆
2021 FemTech Forecast: 5 Predictions for FemTech
These Doctors Are Using AI to Screen for Breast Cancer
Tokyo-based company develops vision-improving smart glasses
Health tech startup Bold raises $7 million in seed funding for senior-focused fitness programs
Plume Raises $14M to Scale First Transgender Health Tech Company
Octopus Ventures assembles new team, announces €112M fund to expand health tech offering
New wearable device turns the body into a battery
Small skin patch can monitor a person’s body, scientists say after wearable technology breakthrough
AI can now learn to manipulate human behaviour
How Can Artificial Intelligence Revolutionize User Experience?
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