Jade
Hi I'm one of the the co-founder of FEM. and here's a bit about me:
I'm currently in the final year of my PhD at Warwick University.
My topic focuses on how genetic architecture could define specific cell types during placenta development.
I am classed as many things: a molecular cell biologist, developmental biologist, bioinformatician, geneticist/genomicist. But all that really means is I really care about women's health & developmental biology.
Over the course of my PhD, its become apparent that its especially hard to get funding for research into women's health...
5% of global funding is given to women, 4% of which goes on women's cancers (Moley, K. 2024) and the remaining 1% is split across all of the following:
- gynaecological infections.
- gynaecological conditions.
- contraception
- fertility
- menopause
- maternal health
Does this seem like enough to you?
Women make up 51% of the UK population.
There is 100 female health related searches on Google for every 1 male related one.
Here are some stats from a 2024 House of Commons committee report titled 'Women's Reproductive Health Conditions'
- 1 in 3 live with heavy menstrual bleeds.
- 2 in 3 will develop at least one uterine fibroid.
- 1 in 10 suffer with endometriosis.
- 1 in 10 are affected with adenomyosis.
- 1 in 8 women take sick leave due to period-related symptoms over 12 months.
Does 1% funding still sound like enough to you?
It doesn't to me.
In my personal life I also experienced cycle-related symptoms and thought I just have to get on with it...
That was until I learnt about the different phases of my cycle, how my symptoms relate to each and which micronutrients my body needs to be feel supported.
This inspired me to start FEM. with my partner Sam to not only help women understand their bodies too but to further research by reinvesting part of our profits into women's health specifically.
FEM. stands for both education and empowerment.
And it starts with you...
Sam
After meeting Jade in early 2025, I left my job to co-found FEM. and bring my industry experience to the mission.
If women’s health is going to be taken seriously by the mainstream, men need to understand the barriers it faces too.
I’m proud to stand alongside a partner who’s determined to change the world—and together, that’s exactly what we intend to do.