II. FemGAP's Goals to Address the Problem

Building research, reform, and student power.

FemGAP approaches women's health inequities from multiple angles: generating better evidence, improving the ecosystem around women-led innovation, and equipping the next generation to shape change early.

Closing Data Gaps

Data gaps create barriers for founders, researchers, and policymakers working in women's health and well-being.

FemGAP works to identify where data is missing, biased, or inaccessible, and to generate research that fills those gaps in meaningful, actionable ways.

Improving the Ecosystem for Women Founders

We advocate for policy, funding, and institutional reforms that make the innovation and policy ecosystem more equitable for women.

We also translate research insights into recommendations that support women-led innovation in health, science, and technology.

Engaging the Next Generation

FemGAP centers youth, especially young women, as active participants in shaping the future of women's health.

Building understanding of where gaps exist and why they persist
Normalizing the idea that everyone deserves education about their own bodies
Empowering students to use their unique perspectives to influence research, policy, and innovation early in their careers

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