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Spotlight on Women's Health
![Closing Session](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/e2ae40ae-7c31-4abc-a20f-f50361ab7f37/230624_closing_036.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=600&q=80&rect=83%2C0%2C1781%2C2667&w=400)
Featuring three one-on-one conversations, our tenth anniversary closing session is not to be missed! We begin with comedian Iliza Shlesinger, who opens up to bestselling autho...
![It's Hot: The Truth About Menopause](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/8e1bfae4-5a5a-4f87-a8fa-40a7b79c4599/52997349380_c93e433ac1_o.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=225&q=80&rect=192%2C1210%2C4967%2C2803&w=400)
For many women reaching middle age, menopause is a liberating signal that the childbearing years have come to an end. But with its characteristic hot flashes and complex effec...
![How Female Athletes Excel](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/ddc65254-1a82-4053-a360-f10b319a4228/52999274238_c8a71a93a9_o.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=225&q=80&rect=0%2C0%2C3936%2C2215&w=400)
Female athletes seem to get faster and stronger every year, thanks to more sophisticated sports science, improved training techniques, and the growth in competitive opportunit...
![Birthing Justice: The Maternal Mortality Crisis](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/dbfb6de8-66c3-4212-bf09-d7f8d6f1779d/52997119939_7a2b73577f_o.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=225&q=80&rect=572%2C11%2C7382%2C4144&w=400)
If Black women bear the heaviest burdens of the maternal mortality crisis—they are 2.6 times more likely to die during pregnancy or shortly after childbirth—they are also the...
![Venture Capital Enters Women’s Health](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/f67cfcc1-b98c-4cc0-9c6c-a0c31ecd3769/53000659151_5129fa479d_h.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=600&q=80&rect=800%2C0%2C713%2C1067&w=400)
Untapped market opportunities, coupled with the recognition that many diseases exclusively affect women, or affect them differently than men, are drawing venture capitalists i...
![Presented by Mount Sinai Health System: Growing Optimism to Advance Women’s Health](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/56542322-55e1-4be2-a771-8871d16a27cd/230622_advance_womenhealth_024.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=225&q=80&rect=0%2C417%2C4000%2C2250&w=400)
Women’s healthcare has entered a promising and transformative era driven by scientific and technological innovation. The growing sophistication and personalization of genetic...
![The Fall of Roe and Its Unintended Consequences](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/40da01cd-38da-49a3-8a32-42c23118fb01/52994473202_49e383190e_o.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=225&q=80&rect=0%2C0%2C5472%2C3080&w=400)
When the US Supreme Court rolled back the 50-year-old constitutional right to abortion, attention immediately turned to the health and economic significance for women forced t...
![Igniting the Power and Potential of Women and Girls](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/729a212d-fa0c-4e7c-86d8-b4bba4aaefc0/52995162554_a7a5e3de79_o.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=225&q=80&rect=0%2C0%2C5472%2C3080&w=400)
A society that dedicates resources to women is certain to be a healthier society. Ensuring equitable access to education, healthcare, and entrepreneurial opportunities can nur...
![Understanding Women’s Bodies](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/1535e668-0ae0-47a1-8260-61994e2e1f0b/52995058118_04ecd5bdeb_o.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=225&q=80&rect=0%2C0%2C8256%2C4640&w=400)
For decades, new therapies were routinely tested only in men, and assumed to work the same way in women. The landmark NIH Revitalization Act, with its requirement that women b...