Spotlight on Women's Health

Advocates, healthcare providers, legislators, researchers, and venture capitalists are bringing the unique health needs of women to light – from vigorous policy debates on issues affecting women’s bodies to groundbreaking research on fertility and menopause to an explosion of women-centered technology. But much more needs to be done. Gender differences in heart disease, depression, and Alzheimer’s are still poorly understood, the preventable tragedy of maternal mortality falls hardest on women of color, caregivers urgently need more support, and reproductive rights demand defense.