How FemTech is finally addressing long-overlooked needs for women

Tech companies say their products will address longstanding problems in women’s health and medical misogyny. Will they create other problems though?

Some factors in the FemTech wave are an increased advocacy for funding and innovation in women's health. The FemTech industry is projected to grow to $97billion by 2035.

Though women constitute half of the world’s population and make the majority of household healthcare spending decisions, FemTech — the use of female technology, products, and services to improve women’s health and include them in clinical trials — is a recent phenomenon.

Despite old-age prejudices and a previous lack of funding and research, the FemTech industry is projected to grow to $97bn (€84bn) by 2035, thanks to a slate of new apps, products, and tech-focused solutions that tap in to the undeveloped women’s health market.