🔗 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗼𝘁𝘀 · 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟰𝟰

🔗 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗼𝘁𝘀 · 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟰𝟰 

Care leave, menopause evidence, femtech funding and the toll of war. 

𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗨𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 

⚖️ 𝗠𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗻𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗱 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗳𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗱𝗼 

Across 190 economies, mothers average 196 days against 25 for fathers. In 66 economies, fathers are guaranteed none. 

→unwomen.org/en/digital-library/publications/2026/10/from-parenthood-leave-to-childcare-services-building-care-systems-that-work-for-women-families-and-economies 

🔬 𝗧𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗼𝗽𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 

In a conference study of 3,164 matched pairs, cardiovascular events were 3.8% on testosterone against 0.5% without. It is observational and not yet peer-reviewed. 

→healthday.com/healthpro-news/obgyn-womens-health/tms-testosterone-therapy-linked-to-increased-risk-for-cvd-postmenopause 

🌍 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗶𝗿𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗮𝗿 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵𝘀 

One in four of the 37,000+ civilians killed in conflict last year, double the 2021 share. UN Women notes military spending rising as development aid falls. 

→news.un.org/en/story/2026/10/1168673 

💡 𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗖𝗘𝗙 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗲𝗺𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀 

Up to US$100,000 equity-free plus 12 months of mentoring. Applications close 4 November. 

→ unicef.org/innovation/FemTechCall 

🧠𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗯𝘀𝗼𝗿𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝘀𝘁 

When systems underfund care, evidence, and protection, women absorb the difference. It shows up as unpaid care time when leave is lopsided, as treatments prescribed off-label without long-term safety data, and as lives lost while military spending rises and aid falls. Even funding for women’s health tech arrives as a competitive call. Costs nobody budgets for are costs nobody decides on. Closing the gap means women in the rooms where costs are assigned. 

🎙️𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗼𝘁𝘀 

Anna Yulusova - Worth Beyond Performance: Anna Yulusova on Body, Mind and Midlife Leadership

→ www.wearethecollective.world/podcast

🔥𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲

🌴 Jennifer Halsall-de Wit and Rachel Young 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.

→wearethecollective.world/dubai-2026

🏋️ 𝗙𝗜𝗕𝗢 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝗮 𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻'𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵

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.

→ fitnessmanagement.de/fibo-2027-womens-health-frauengesundheit

📄𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱!

What Good Looks Like: Designing the Fitness Experience for Obesity and GLP-1 Journeys

→wearethecollective.world/what-good-looks-like-glp-1 

🗺️𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝗽𝘀

Women's Health in Europe → wearethecollective.world/womens-health-map-directory

AI for Fitness Operators → wearethecollective.world/ai-map-fitness-operators

Education,Programming and Licensing →wearethecollective.world/education-programming-licensing

#WomensHealth  #FemTech #Leadership #HealthInnovation