๐ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ป๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ ยท ๐ช๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ ๐ฐ๐ฏ
๐ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ป๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ ยท ๐ช๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ ๐ฐ๐ฏ
Who decides what counts as evidence and who gets to act on it: a federal reset, a new evidence layer for femtech, a study that's careful about its caveats, and women in tech who are still kept out of strategy.
๐๐น๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐น ๐จ๐ฝ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐
๐๏ธ๐ช๐ต๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป'๐ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ
A new executive order sets up a White House Women's Health Task Force and asks NIH to create a Women's Health Division. It also revokes the 2024 order on women's health research. The new emphasis is on turning research into clinical care.
โwhitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/10/advancing-womens-health-to-improve-outcomes-in-all-phases-of-life
๐ฐ๐๐ป ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ณ๐ฒ๐บ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ต
Collective X Health, co-founded by Dr Stacy Sims, has launched with a US$3.2m pre-seed round. Its API gives wearables and sports brands access to peer-reviewed research based on female data, with the sources cited.
โ femtechworld.co.uk/news/ai/collective-x-health-launches-with-us3-2-million-pre-seed-round/
๐ฌ๐ก๐ฆ๐๐๐๐, ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐น๐ผ๐๐
A study across four European countries looked at prescribed NSAIDs and venous thromboembolism in women aged 15โ49 using hormonal contraception. It found that risk was already higher before the NSAIDs were started. That suggests the underlying condition explains at least part of the link. โ thelancet.com/journals/lanogw/article/PIIS3050-5038(26)00289-X/fulltext
๐๐ช๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ต: ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ฎ๐, ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐
In ISACA's 2026 survey, 47% of women in tech report gender discrimination, up 5 points since 2024. Only 53% feel they have enough authority to shape strategy, compared with 66% of men.
โisaca.org/about-us/newsroom/press-releases/2026/almost-half-of-women-in-tech-have-experienced-gender-discrimination--in-the-workplace
๐๏ธ ๐๐๐๐ข ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฎ ๐ต๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป'๐ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต
FIBO 2027 is giving Hall 5.1 to Female Performance, Prevention & Longevity, with a Women's Health Stage running all four days. The Collective is proud to partner with FIBO on it.
โ fitnessmanagement.de/fibo-2027-womens-health-frauengesundheit
๐ง ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ช๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ: ๐๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐ต๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐
Closing the gap takes more than better data. It depends on who sets the research agenda, who decides what is proven, and who has the authority to act on it. This week, a government rewrote the agenda, founders built their own evidence base, and women in tech said they are still left out of strategy. The data gap and the authority gap are one problem.
๐ฅ๐ก๐ฒ๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ
Keeping Canadians Moving: FIC and NexScaleโข Bring Built-in-Canada AI to Member Retention
โ wearethecollective.world/press-releases
๐ด Jen and Rachel are in Dubai from 29 October to 1 November for informal community meet-ups, including a Marina walk, evening drinks, and a workout. Join one or all of them.
โwearethecollective.world/dubai-2026
๐๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ!
What Good Looks Like: Designing the Fitness Experience for Obesity and GLP-1 Journeys
โwearethecollective.world/what-good-looks-like-glp-1
๐บ๏ธ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐น๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐
Women's Health in Europe โ wearethecollective.world/womens-health-map-directory
AI for Fitness Operators โ wearethecollective.world/ai-map-fitness-operators
Education,Programmingand Licensing โ wearethecollective.world/education-programming-licensing
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