In this week’s episode, we bring you a dispatch from AHAIC 2025 (Africa Health Agenda International Conference), take control of the bro-centric longevity conversation, and look into what the girligarchs are up to in the femtech space. What are the market opportunities in this billion-dollar industry? Who’s funding it? Will it impact our well-being or is this just a pink-washed cash grab? And why did it take so long to realize women are not just small men?

LINKS + SOURCES

Investment in health: www.weforum.org/stories/2023/01/davos2023-womens-health-rethinking-the-cost-as-an-investment-for-societal-gain

Gender gap in medical research: https://time.com/7171341/gender-gap-medical-research/

Antidepressant gender differences: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5286730/#:~:text=Factors%20that%20may%20contribute%20to%20sex%20differences%20in%20antidepressant%20efficacy.&text=A%20number%20of%20studies%20suggest,these%20studies%20has%20been%20disputed.

Women Spending Power: https://nielseniq.com/global/en/insights/analysis/2024/shaping-success-a-deep-dive-into-womens-impact-on-the-cpg-landscape/

FemTech Market: https://www.grandviewresearch.com/industry-analysis/femtech-market-report

Menopause Market: https://www.managedhealthcareexecutive.com/view/international-menopause-market-expected-to-reach-27-63-billion-by-2033

VO2 max + longevity: https://www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.jacc.2018.06.045