As in many sectors, healthcare has a dearth of women leaders. By Ariel Schwartz (Senior Editor, FastCompany’s Co.Exist) Just 4% of healthcare CEOs are women even though they make up 73% of medical and health services managers. And according to health technology startup accelerator Rock Health, just three VC-backed digital health tech startups that raised [...]
Posts Tagged "Healthcare"
This Is What An Angel Investor Looks Like – Joanne Chang
August 6, 2012 – 9:15 am
Women 2.0 profiles women angel investors in our “This Is What An Angel Investor Looks Like” series. By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0) Chicago-based Joanne Chang is a healthcare angel investor and advisor with companies in stealth and early-stage mode. She holds a joint MBA-MS degree in healthcare, clinical sciences and general management [...]
ChickRx Participates In Rock Health (XX In Health)
August 1, 2012 – 5:00 am
Before participating in Rock Health, it could sometimes feel like we were on an island. Just having the social and support aspects of working alongside other teams going through the same experience was beneficial. By Meghan Muntean & Stacey Borden (Co-Founders, ChickRx) We’re the co-founders of ChickRx, a women’s health and wellness startup providing an [...]
Rock Health Kicks Off “XX In Health” Week
July 30, 2012 – 10:13 pm
The “XX in Health Initiative” aims to change the ratio among women leading healthcare. By Dana Rosenberg (Director of Business Development, Rock Health) We hear startling statistics on the number of women in leadership positions all too often… Women represent 19% of law firm partners. Women hold 17% of the seats in congress. Women comprise [...]
Your CEO May Be A Man, But Your Healthcare Customer Is A Woman
July 24, 2012 – 7:00 am
Women have the kind of customer loyalty that transmits real value in healthcare. By Lisa Suennen (Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Psilos Group) I recently saw a statistic from my friends at Rock Health that said that women comprise only 4% of healthcare industry CEOs. For those of you who are slow at math, this means [...]
Take A Digital Health Deep Dive With Rock Health Summer School
June 13, 2012 – 8:00 am
Learn about the healthcare landscape, and how to launch and manage a startup in the field. By Amy Puliafito (Research & Marketing Manager, Rock Health) Looking for a way to spend those chilly San Francisco summer evenings? We’ve partnered with Skillshare to produce a weekly summer workshop series, Rock Health Summer School, beginning June 20. [...]
Starting A Women-Led Healthcare Or Life Science Startup?
March 19, 2012 – 1:00 pm
By Joshua Henderson (Director of Programming, Springboard Enterprises) Several weeks ago, I wrote about resources available to high-growth, women-led companies. Besides missing a few important organizations like SmartGirlsWay, NewME Accelerator, Alliance of Women Entrepreneurs, BlogHer Entrepreneurs and ACTiVATE, I said that we wanted to partner with non women-focused groups/events to champion more women through the [...]
Sleights Of Mind In Healthcare: Do You Believe In Magic?
December 7, 2011 – 11:00 am
By Lisa Suennen (Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Psilos Group) As health and science have entered the popular discourse in a greater way these past several years, there has been an upsurge in scientific literature delivered in an accessible pop culture format-science for the Everyman, if you will. Especially popular among the books that have migrated [...]
