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A new 12-week executive programme aimed at tackling burnout and stalled career growth among senior women in technology will launch next month, amid ongoing concerns about gender representation in the industry. Padmasini Dayananda, a tech executive with 24 years’ experience, created the initiative to support women leaders in reshaping their careers and raising their profiles [...]

The highly anticipated #empowHERaccess Global Prestige Awards 2025 returns for its fifth year, honoring global leaders who are shaping the AI-powered economy while driving corporate ESG and UN SDG goals. Hosted in both the U.S. and India, this industry recognition platform builds upon the success of the 2024 campaign, which reached 4.5 million impressions. Presented [...]

In a new monthly column, Planned Parenthood’s innovation team helps you answer the big questions to create an ethical future for femtech.

VP of Peripheral Interventions for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) at Boston Scientific, Kathleen Van Vlierberghe, talks to Femtech World about advancing minimally invasive treatments, empowering women in the workplace and championing gender equity in clinical research. When Kathleen Van Vlierberghe joined Boston Scientific almost two decades ago, she was one of only [...]

Femtech World meets the founders of the FemAging Project, Denise Pines and Fard Johnmar, to hear more about their mission to harness innovation and address unmet health and well-being needs among women. Founded in 2019, the FemAging Project delivers research, education, insights and other resources to help drive the development of innovations that meet the [...]

This week we meet Marissa Fayer, CEO of DeepLook Medical. A renowned medical device expert and business adviser, Marissa advocates for health equity for women in the form of innovation, capital and leadership.   What is your morning routine? I start my day with a green juice (AG1) and take my vitamins. I also catch [...]

This week we meet Ruth Healey, president of the women’s charity Soroptimist International Great Britain and Ireland (SIGBI)

This week we meet Somer Baburek, co-founder and CEO of the women's health start-up Hera Biotech. Based in San Antonio, Texas, Somer is on a mission to develop and commercialise the world’s first non-surgical test for definitive diagnosis and staging of endometriosis.   What is your morning routine?  My current morning routine is not what [...]

This week we meet digital health innovator Theresa Neil, founder of the women-owned product design company Guidea. Her recent programme, Femovate, is supporting 50 early stage femtech start-ups to accelerate product validation and commercialisation.   What is your morning routine? I start each day at 5:30am with a cup of coffee and play word puzzles [...]

This week we meet Hilla Shaviv, founder and CEO of Gals Bio