Women in women’s health
Some are building the companies. Some are running the trials. All of them decided women’s health was worth a career. This is who they are.
A free, curated list of 92 women building and researching in women’s health, in 16 countries. Updated .
For a long time this work happened in the margins. Underfunded, under-studied, waved off as a phase. The women on this page decided it was the whole point.
92Women, and counting
67Founders
25Researchers
16Countries
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The founders
01 / 67They looked at women's health and saw customers, not an afterthought. Telehealth, diagnostics, supplements, community. Companies built on the bet that this care is worth doing well.
North America
01US
Founder & CEO, Midi HealthMade menopause care something insurance actually pays for, in every US state.Joanna Strober
02US
Co-founder & Co-CEO, Alloy Women's HealthClosed the gap between deciding you want HRT and actually getting it delivered.Monica Molenaar
03US
Co-founder & Co-CEO, Alloy Women's HealthTook a magazine editor's reach and used it to make menopause ordinary to talk about.Anne Fulenwider
04US
Co-founder & CEO, Elektra HealthBuilding the place women go to finally understand what's happening to them.Jannine Versi
05US
Co-founder of Elektra Health, now angel investor & advisor in women's healthStarted Elektra so no woman has to decode her own symptoms alone at 3am.Alessandra Henderson
06US
Co-founder & CEO, EvernowA scientist who decided menopause deserved the same rigour as any other frontier.Alicia Jackson
07US
Co-founder, WomanessPut menopause products on the shelf out in the open, nothing to hide.Sally Mueller
08US
Co-founder, WomanessCo-built the brand that made menopause self-care something you buy with your head up.Michelle Jacobs
09US
Founder, The 'Pause LifeThe doctor who taught millions what their own doctors never explained.Mary Claire Haver
10US
Founder, KindraMade estrogen-free menopause care women can trust and actually reach for.Catherine Balsam-Schwaber
11US
Founder & CEO, JoyluxBuilt the at-home devices for the menopause symptoms no one would put on a shelf.Colette Courtion
12US
Founding CEO, GennevOpened one of the first online menopause clinics, so care for women over 40 was a click away.Jill Angelo
13US
Reproductive endocrinologist; founder of a menopause & performance telehealth practiceTreats menopause as performance medicine, for the athletes and high-performers who still have things to do.Carla DiGirolamo
14US
Co-founder, NutriGuide Women's HealthTreats perimenopause as a whole-life problem, not just a hormone one, with evidence over guesswork.Madhvi Verma
15US
Founder, Women's Brain & Nervous System HealthBuilding a women-first brain and nervous system health brand designed to support the high-functioning woman who wants her peace and performance to coexist.Abigail Hall Myers
16United States
Researcher, Psilocybin for MatrescenceResearcher at Psilocybin for Matrescence, working in women's health.Amanda Wilde
17Online
Certified Health and Wellness Coach, My Health Space EU1. Women with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome : Managing & improving energy and life quality.
2. Expat women: Wellbeing through the challenges of a mobile life.Paola Ribadeneira
18Canada
Founder, The GroveA Goodreads-style platform where women review women’s health products and find others with the same condition in one place.Nawal Hamza
UK & Europe
19UK
Co-founder & CEO, Vira Health (Stella)Proving menopause support belongs in the benefits package, not the too-hard basket.Andrea Berchowitz
20UK
Co-founder, Vira Health (Stella)The epidemiologist making menopause behaviour change measurable, not vibes.Rebecca Love
21UK
Founder, Newson Health / BalancePut HRT on the agenda for a generation of British women, and built the clinic and app behind it.Louise Newson
22UK
Co-founder & CEO, Health & HerBuilt research-led menopause supplements and a tracker women across the UK rely on.Kate Bache
23UK / Germany
Co-founder & CEO, perryBuilt the room where women in perimenopause stop feeling like the only one.Laura Okafor
24UK
Co-founder & Co-CEO, Peppy HealthGot employers to put menopause support in the benefits package, not the too-hard basket.Mridula Pore
25Germany
Co-founder & CEO, XbyX (Women in Balance)Built the German brand that treats midlife as a stage to fuel, not a problem to fix.Peggy Reichelt
26Germany
Co-founder & Co-CEO, Evela HealthBuilt the menopause care German employers actually pay for, so women don't foot it alone.Valerie Kirchberger
27Belgium
Founder, ML BrusselsWrote Belgium's national guidelines for menopause, then built the clinic to practise them.Milie Nwoye
28Poland
Medical Director, Klinika Menopauzy DignaTreats the skin side of menopause, the acne, hair loss and dryness, as the hormonal signal it is.Aleksandra Stefaniak
29Ireland
Founder, Ceile MedicalOpened the first dedicated menopause clinic in the Irish Midlands, and runs free support for women too often left out.Deirdre Forde
30UK
Founder, Kinship StudioBuilt a studio where menopause yoga meets Ayurveda, for the flushes and sleepless nights no class was made for.Sally Rankin
31UK
Menopause coach & personal trainerTrains women through menopause in the gym and at work, starting in her corner of Glasgow.Kirsty Wadsley
32UK
Founder, MFG HealthHelps women's health businesses get funded and actually reach women.Dr Michelle Griffin
India
33India
Founder, GytreeThe journalist who spent decades telling women's stories, then built the platform for their health.Shaili Chopra
34India
Founder, Matrescence IndiaBuilding India's first support for matrescence, the identity shift no one warns new mothers about.Natasha Uppal
35India
Co-founder, Cranberry.fitTurned the data on India's women's health into care for the pain no one measured, from cramps to migraines.Aditi Dimri
36India
Co-founder, Cranberry.fitCo-building Cranberry to put transparent, data-backed answers behind Indian women's health.Saraswati Chandra
37India
Founder, MenovedaBuilt India's Ayurveda-rooted answer to menopause, for women who want care that speaks their language.Tamanna Singh
38India
Co-founder, Miyara HealthBrought menopause into Indian workplaces, so midlife women aren't managing it alone at their desks.Gayatri Muthukrishnan
39India
CEO, Kanegi WellbeingBuilding an experiential wellness stack for women's brain health.Simran Suri
40India
Founder, Dr Rekha Sachdev, PuneCare for women across fertility, menopause and the years in between.Dr Rekha Sachdev Pohani
41India
Founder, TvaraSuperfoodEveryday nutrition for women's hormones, through blends, laddoos and nut butters.Kavita Heda
42India
Founder, MatrevaBuilding a maternal mental health platform with resources and community, from thinking about motherhood to the toddler years.Shaumya Sinha
43India
Founder, TerrapyA women's hormonal health company spanning PMS, PCOS, thyroid and the menopause transition, with education and community.Mallika Timblo
44India
Co-Founder & CEO, Elda HealthMenopause and midlife care that grew from a WhatsApp group into coaching, community and bone and mental health support.Swathi Kulkarni
45India
Co-Founder & CEO, Arva HealthAt-home hormone and fertility testing paired with a network of modern clinics for PCOS, thyroid and AMH.Dipalie Bajaj
46India
Founder & CEO, PCOS Club IndiaPCOS awareness, nutrition and community to destigmatise the condition and help women manage it.Nidhi S. Singh
47India
Founder, Menopause WizeA multidisciplinary menopause and perimenopause platform pairing science-backed care with lifestyle and community.Sukhpreet Patel
48India
Founder & CEO, Proactive For HerJudgement-free women's primary and preventive care online, at home and in clinic, from PCOS to menopause.Achitha Jacob
49India
Researcher, Menstruation in Global Anglophone Women’s Writing, Trinity College DublinInterdisciplinary look at how menstruation intersects with society, culture, health, and powerIsha Adhikari
50India
Founder, Building BCOS Foods at the intersection of everyday food and women’s hormonal health, making better staples that fit real Indian kitchens and real lives.Building BCOS to make everyday staples more thoughtful so women don't have to choose between their health and the food they love.Richa Goel
ANZ
51Australia
Founder, WellFemmeBuilt Australia's first telehealth clinic dedicated to menopause.Kelly Teagle
52Australia
Co-founder, Menopause GPCo-built a menopause practice so Australian women stop being sent home with a shrug.Salina Jamani
53Australia
Co-founder, Menopause GPCo-founded Menopause GP with an eye on what perimenopause does to the mind, not just the body.Caitlin Tunnicliffe
54Australia
Founder and CEO, Restore For HerBuilding a Maternal Wellness App to help the 3 million Australian mothers prevent or help chronic stress and burnoutKatie Rajasingham
SE Asia
55Singapore / Australia
Founder & CEO, OvumA doctor building the health companion she wished she could hand every patient.Ariella Heffernan-Marks
56Singapore
Co-founder & CEO, EloCareTurned 35+ menopause symptoms into something a wearable can actually read.Mabel Yen Ngoc Nguyen
57Singapore
Co-founder, SuretyMade midlife and menopause something Asia talks about out loud, through events and workplaces.Valery Tan
58Indonesia
Co-Founder & CEO, OvyHealthFemtech for women's hormonal shifts, fertility and wellbeing across Southeast Asia.Sastya Wardani
59Singapore
Founder & CEO, Magnolia Collective WellnessA nurse-backed, tech-enabled perimenopause and menopause navigator built for Southeast Asia.Theresa Lovelin
60Singapore
Co-Founder & COO, Magnolia Collective WellnessCo-building a Southeast Asia perimenopause and menopause care platform on the operations side.Kelly Yamamoto
61Netherlands & Thailand
Founder, UmaversityA global online women's health university, with 150+ trusted experts across every healing tradition, so women can make informed choices and get fully supported.Jo Sarah Garcia
GCC & Middle East
62UAE
Founder & CEO, Nabta HealthBuilt the Arab world's first femtech, for the women emerging markets overlook.Sophie Smith
63UAE
Founder & CEO, MeNOW HealthBuilt the menopause app that speaks Arabic and English, for women the field forgot.Kausar Tahir
64UAE
Founder & CEO, Middle East Menopause Organisation (MEMO)Started the organisation putting menopause on the map across the Middle East.Donna Howarth
65UAE
Menopause coachThe coach women across the UAE turn to, so menopause comes with a plan instead of a shrug.Gayu Lewis
66UAE
Co-Founder & CEO, OvasaveA digital fertility and hormone platform for MENA, with menopause care on the roadmap.Torkia Mahloul
67Tunisia
Founder & CEO, Prickly Pear HealthA voice-first AI companion for women's brain health across the hormonal and menopause transition.Imen Maaroufi Clark
The researchers
02 / 25They run the trials the field forgot to run. The cohorts, the data, the papers. What they publish now is what your doctor will know in ten years.
North America
01US
Professor of Medicine; Chief, Preventive Medicine, Harvard / Brigham & Women's HospitalLed the science that rewrote what medicine knows about hormone therapy.JoAnn E. Manson
02US
Director, Center for Women's Health; Medical Director, TMS, Mayo Clinic / The Menopause SocietyThe clinician setting the standard the rest of the field prescribes by.Stephanie Faubion
03US
Professor & Chair, OB-GYN, University of ColoradoMapped what actually happens to the body through the perimenopausal transition.Nanette Santoro
04US
Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry & Epidemiology, University of PittsburghProved hot flashes are a signal about the heart and brain, not just a nuisance.Rebecca Thurston
05US
Clinical Professor of Medicine (Endocrinology), UC San DiegoWrote the guidance clinicians reach for on how to prescribe hormone therapy well.Cynthia A. Stuenkel
06US
Assoc. Professor of Neuroscience; Director, Women's Brain Initiative, Weill Cornell MedicineShowed that menopause is a brain event, and made the case for protecting it.Lisa Mosconi
07US
Executive Director, Connors Center; Director, Women's Hormones and Aging Research Program, Harvard Medical School / Brigham and Women's HospitalProved the hot flashes, broken sleep and mood shifts are hormones, not imagination.Hadine Joffe
08US
Professor of Psychiatry, Psychology and OB-GYN; Past President, NAMS, University of Illinois ChicagoThe researcher explaining why brain fog at midlife is real, and when it lifts.Pauline Maki
09US
Director, Center for Innovation in Brain Science, University of Arizona Health SciencesConnected menopause to Alzheimer's risk, and is mapping how to protect the aging female brain.Roberta Diaz Brinton
10US
Professor of Medicine; UCLA site PI, Study of Women's Health Across the Nation (SWAN), UCLA (David Geffen School of Medicine)Followed thousands of women through menopause to show what really changes in bone and body.Gail Greendale
11US
Research Professor, OB-GYN and Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania (Perelman School of Medicine)Showed that perimenopause can carry real depression risk, not just moodiness.Ellen Freeman
12US
Reproductive science researcher, Northwestern University Feinberg School of MedicineStudying how PCOS shapes the nutrition and hormones in human milk.Amanda Beaudouin
13US
Graduate student, ResearchStudying how the ovaries age, and the immune cells that linger as they do.Desiree Franklin
14US
Global Wellness Leader, GenslerGlobal Wellness Leader at Gensler, working in women's health.Stacey Olson
UK & Europe
15UK
Emeritus Professor of Clinical Health Psychology, King's College LondonProved a non-drug approach to hot flushes actually works, in trials.Myra Hunter
16UK
Professor of Reproductive Science, UCL Institute for Women's HealthBringing real reproductive science, and honest menopause education, to the public.Joyce Harper
17UK
Consultant Endocrinologist, British Menopause Society / Society for EndocrinologyTranslates complex hormone medicine into menopause care women can actually follow.Annice Mukherjee
India
18India
Past President, Indian Menopause Society; Director, Gynaecworld, Indian Menopause Society / Gynaecworld, MumbaiShaped how India's doctors are taught to treat menopause and midlife women's health.Duru Shah
19India
Co-Founder, Miyara HealthScientist-led digital menopause and midlife health awareness, with self-guided symptom programmes.Sanjana Rao
ANZ
20Australia
Head, Women's Health Research Program, Monash UniversityPut testosterone in women's health on the scientific map.Susan R. Davis
21Australia
Director, MCHRI; Endocrinologist, Monash UniversityTurned PCOS and metabolic care into evidence-based guidelines the world follows.Helena Teede
22Australia
Professor of Psychiatry; Director, HER Centre Australia, Monash UniversityProving women's mental health in midlife is inseparable from their hormones.Jayashri Kulkarni
23Australia
Chair of Obstetrics and Gynaecology; Head of Menopause Services, University of Melbourne / Royal Women's HospitalBuilt the evidence for treating menopause without hormones, including for women after cancer.Martha Hickey
24Australia
Endocrinologist; Senior Research Fellow; Past President, Australasian Menopause Society, Monash University / Jean HailesPut midlife hormones, mood and women's sexual health back on the research agenda.Sonia Davison
SE Asia
25Singapore
Co-Director, KK Menopause Centre; Clinical Associate Professor, Duke-NUS, KK Women's and Children's Hospital (KKH), SingaporeRuns the menopause centre giving Singapore's midlife women somewhere to go.Rukshini Puvanendran
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About the list
- What is Women in Women's Health?
- A free, curated list of 92 women founders and researchers working in women's health, in 16 countries. It leans midlife and hormonal health, and spans fertility, maternal health, PCOS and menopause. Yellow keeps it.
- How are women chosen for the list?
- Every name is checked by hand against at least one public link to her own work: her company, her institution page or her published research. A name here means public work in women's health.
- Is it a ranking?
- No. It's a list, not a ranking or an endorsement. Women are grouped by founders and researchers, then by region.
- How do I get on the list?
- Add yourself. It's free, takes about five minutes, and every entry is read before it goes live. You can also nominate someone else. Add yourself
- How often is it updated?
- Whenever someone new is added. It was last updated on 20 Oct 2026.
- Can I change or remove my entry?
- Yes. Every profile has an "Is this you?" link. Use it to update your page or ask for it to be taken down.
- Who runs it?
- Yellow, a company building tools for women in perimenopause and menopause. No one pays to be on the list.
A curated, evolving list, not a ranking or an endorsement. A name here means public work in women’s health, nothing more and nothing less. Links point to each person’s own site, institution or professional profile.