Caroline Figueroa in smartcompany over gender inequality in healthcare apps

Healthcare is not an even playing field for women, particularly women from minority backgrounds. Funding for research on diseases that primarily affect men is still higher than for women’s health. Data gaps and biases lead to women receiving later diagnoses, the wrong medication dose, or having their symptoms dismissed, which happens more often to women of colour.Women’s digital health can bridge this gap and revolutionise women’s healthcare in several ways, says Caroline Figueroa.

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  Smartcompany, 19 februari 2024