The Menopause Transition, Public Health, and FemTech: What Data Is Missing and Why It Matters
In honour of International Women’s Day, EDHEC's Management in Innovative Health Chair is hosting a webinar spotlighting a major blind spot in women’s health: the menopause transition, which affects millions of women, yet remains under‑recognised in population health indicators, under‑measured in routine health data, and under‑prioritised in research and investment. This data blind spot has real consequences, as it limits how public health stakeholders understand needs, how health systems plan services, and how digital solutions are designed, evaluated, and scaled.
This session is for you if you:
Work in public health or healthcare strategy and want better visibility on needs and outcomes
Build or evaluate digital health / FemTech solutions (product, data, clinical, AI)
Lead innovation in pharma/medtech/biotech and want a sharper view of evidence and bias risks
Shape workplace wellbeing policies (HR, benefits, DEI) and want a data-informed perspective
We will review what today’s FemTech and women’s health digital solutions can offer and where they often fall short. We will also discuss how bias can enter both data and product development, and how “one‑size‑fits‑all” approaches may unintentionally reinforce inequities across age, socioeconomic status, ethnicity, disability, and access to care.
Finally, we will address what it takes to enable trusted data sharing in women’s health—clear consent, transparency, user control, privacy‑by‑design, and responsible use of AI—so insights can be generated without compromising dignity, autonomy, or safety.
Speakers:
Julia KULKOVA, PhD
Clinical Innovation Expert
Sr Researcher with University of Turku (Finland) & EDHEC
Arielle COHEN TANUGI-CARRESSE
Health Economics & Public Health Expert
Research expertise with EDHEC, Brown University, Paris Nanterre, & Sciences Po
Conversation moderated by:
Simone Whale, MBA
EDHEC's Management in Innovative Health Chair
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