FemTech, Menstrual Health and Capitalism with Laura Shipp

Doing It! with Hannah Witton

Hannah Witton

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4.8 • 653 Ratings

🗓️ 22 September 2021

⏱️ 44 minutes

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In this episode, Hannah is joined by Laura Shipp, who is a doctoral researcher in cybersecurity and FemTech. Hannah and Laura talk about the FemTech industry, capitalism and healthcare, our thoughts on period tracking apps, what it means for our privacy and data when it comes to sensitive information, gender inclusivity with some of these apps and services, as well as who ultimately has access to them, and who is being left behind.

CW: brief mention of sexual assault

MORE ABOUT LAURA SHIPP
LAURA SHIPP is a doctoral researcher at Royal Holloway, University of London. Her research focuses on period-tracking apps, Femtech and the ways people are using these emerging technologies. It is based in the disciplines of cyber security and geography and asks questions about what a feminist version of cyber security could look like. She is a self-proclaimed period nerd and likes cycling and hunting for sea glass.
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/shipplaura

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0:26.2	Music Stay on the line.co.co. That's UK. Terms and conditions apply. Hi, everyone. Welcome back to doing it. I can't wait to share this episode with you,
0:30.6	as it's one of those topics where I have a lot of conflicting feelings and thoughts.
0:36.4	My guest today is Laura Ship, who is a doctoral researcher
0:40.1	in cybersecurity and femtech. The femtech industry is something many of us, including
0:45.9	myself, use products from on a monthly, weekly, if not daily basis. It includes software,
0:52.6	products, apps, services that use technology to support the health
0:56.2	of ciswomen, vulva owners, and those assigned female at birth, aka women's health, as they
1:02.7	call it. It covers periods, pregnancy, fertility, contraception, menopause, pelvic health, sexual
1:09.7	wellness and general healthcare.
1:12.3	As Laura and I get into this episode, this is potentially a really good thing, as Femtech is
1:18.8	addressing areas of health that have been ignored for years by research, but what does it mean
1:25.4	to have private companies providing our healthcare and owning
1:29.1	sensitive data about our bodies? A quick Google tells me that the Femtech industry is estimated
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