Abstract : The specificities of women’s experiences have been denied & diminished for centuries. However, today, with technology comes a new age : the age of knowledge & empowerment ! As we are able to share, discuss, analyse & gather tangible data on neglected phenomenons, women’s lives have become a new source of inspiration for innovation. Could FemTech entrepreneurship be the path of a new activism ?

1. 26TH OF SEPTEMBER 2018WiMLDS Paris I
Womanhood&Technology
FEMTECH AS AN OPPORTUNITY OF USING DATA,
KNOWLEDGE & SCIENCE FOR EMANCIPATION
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THE INEQUALITIES BETWEEN MEN AND
WOMEN ARE ROOTED IN THE BODY & IN
WOMEN’S BODILY EXPERIENCES

3. WiMLDS Paris I 26TH OF SEPTEMBER 2018
FEMTECH, BY CARING ABOUT WOMEN’S
EXPERIENCES, ARE AN OPPORTUNITY
TO SOLVE THESE INEQUALITIES
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ILL. : ELVIE BREAST PUMPS

4. WiMLDS Paris I 26TH OF SEPTEMBER 2018
BEFORE DIVING IN :
PAOLA@FRENCHBUREAU.COM

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WHAT ARE
FEMTECH ?
A QUICK
INTRODUCTION
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6. FEMTECH IS AN EXPRESSION USED TO
QUALIFY ANY TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION
DEDICATED TO SOLVING AN ISSUE RELATED
TO WOMEN’S HEALTH & WELLNESS
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1,5B$
Invested in
FemTech
by the end
of 2017
“FEMTECH” ARE RECENT, AS WELL AS THE EXPRESSION
THAT DESCRIBED THEM, A WORD COINED BY IDA TIN,
FOUNDER OF CLUE, IN 2016

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PRELUDE, CREATED IN 2015, IS A
GLOBAL FERTILITY SERVICE WORKING
“TO STOP THE BIOLOGICAL CLOCK”
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PANDIA HEALTH, CREATED IN 2016, IS A
SERVICE FOR ON-DEMAND BIRTH CONTROL
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THINX, CREATED IN 2014, IS A
COLLECTION OF TEXTILE PRODUCTS
FOR “MENSTRUATING HUMANS”
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FEMTECH AS A WAY
TO BREAK CLICHÉS
& OPEN
CONVERSATIONS
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FEMTECH IS A RECENT SECTOR, BECAUSE
CLICHÉS HAVE MADE WOMEN’S EXPERIENCES
LOOK LIKE SECONDARY ISSUES
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“ PERIODS ARE GROSS. THEY MAKE WOMEN
EMOTIONAL & HYSTERICAL ”
CLICHÉ #1
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“ WOMEN ARE MEANT TO BECOME MOTHERS ”
“ WOMEN ALL WANT TO BECOME MOTHERS ”
CLICHÉ #2
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“ WOMEN’S SEXUAL PLEASURE IS CEREBRAL ”
“ WOMEN DON’T HAVE THE SAME LIBIDO AS MEN ”
CLICHÉ #3
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AND THAT’S IMPORTANT !
FEMTECH LOOK AT WOMEN’S ISSUES
IN DIFFERENT WAYS

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FEMTECH AS A WAY
TO GIVE CREDIT TO
WOMEN’S ISSUES &
PUSH RESEARCH
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18. WiMLDS Paris I 26TH OF SEPTEMBER 2018
CLICHÉS GIVE US REASONS TO DISREGARD
WOMEN’S TESTIMONIES & FEELINGS
> ENDOMETRIOSIS
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FEMTECH ARE AN OPPORTUNITY TO
DOCUMENT & AGGREGATE FACTS ON
WOMEN’S HEALTH & EXPERIENCES
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FEMTECH ALSO ALLOW TO MEASURE THE
MAGNITUDE OF THESE EXPERIENCES

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FEMTECH ARE KEY TO BUILD A BASIS FOR
RESEARCH AND TO FOSTER SOLUTIONS

22. KNOWING YOUR BODY BETTER
NATURAL CYCLES HELPS YOU KNOW YOUR CYCLE -
AND ALL WOMEN’S CYCLES - BETTER !
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23. WiMLDS Paris I 26TH OF SEPTEMBER 2018
FURTHERING RESEARCH WITH PARTNERS
MOMENT HEALTH LAUNCHED A CLINICAL TRIAL
WITH ULSTER UNIVERSITY
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2%
4%
% OF OVERALL
FUNDING FOR R&D FOR
HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS
& SERVICES
Women’s
Health
Subjects
Prostate
Cancer
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A PUSH FOR RESEARCH ABOUT WOMEN’S HEALTH

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FEMTECH AS A WAY
TO EMANCIPATE
WOMEN FROM
THEIR BODIES
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26. WiMLDS Paris I 26TH OF SEPTEMBER 2018
PERSONAL DATA COLLECTION &
QUANTIFIED-SELF HAS MADE IT EASIER TO
KNOW YOURSELF & MANAGE YOUR HEALTH
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ILL. : PRIYA FERTILITY RING

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KNOWING THEIR BODIES, FEELINGS,
PATTERNS, CYCLES, ETC. MAKE WOMEN
AGENTS OF THEIR HEALTH
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ILL. : RHIZOME

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FEMTECH AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO
EMANCIPATE WOMEN FROM DOCTORS’
BIASES & TO GAIN CONTROL
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FEMTECH IS ABOUT GIVING NEW
OPTIONS TO WOMEN !
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ILL. : FEMPO

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FEMTECH ARE CENTRAL TO FIGHT FOR EQUALITY

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THE TIME TO ACT IS NOW !
ILL. : LIONESS FOUNDERS
THANK YOU ! :)
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