Katie Couric: Sexism, Storytelling & Standing Up to Cancer
She highlights systemic gender inequities in medical research funding and advocates for increased investment in women's health, while offering advice on resilience, handling rejection, and finding purpose through storytesummaryThe medical industry has historically marginalized women's health; women were not required to be included in clinical trials until 1993, and erectile dysfunction research receives five times the funding of PMS research dtakeawayCouric is producing a documentary called 'Hormonal' to expose the inequities in medical research funding and education, noting that only 1% of global research dollars are invested in women's health beyond cancer.takeaway














