Leadership and culture change to advance innovation in women’s health

2025/10/10 by Sapna Kedia, Sylvia Kiwuwa-Muyingo, Radhika Uppal +2 · 1 voice
Medicine · Psychology · #Endometriosis Research and Treatment #Sex and Gender in Healthcare #Mentoring and Academic Development

paper · pdf · doi:10.1136/bmj-2025-085994

openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex publication_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/06/13

Abstract

<b>Sapna Kedia and colleagues</b> argue that equitable leadership, supported by training and systemic reform and rooted in marginalised groups’ experiences and community insight, can transform the innovation cycle, from research and development to delivery, making health technologies more inclusive and impactful

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• 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻. 𝗜𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝗮𝘁 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗮 [bsky, 0 points, 0 comments]

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