Kate Tolo, girlfriend of biohacker Bryan Johnson, has described using a $2.6 million-funded concierge health protocol to investigate her longstanding suspected endometriosis rather than undergo a diagnostic laparoscopy. She says the effort, dubbed making her 'the female Bryan Johnson,' involves tracking more than 1,500 biomarkers from blood, urine and stool samples through the couple's wellness company, Immortals.
wired.com
· 2026-09-23
WIRED polled 634 women working in the technology industry about their daily experiences, gathering candid feedback on workplace culture and emerging tools. Respondents described ongoing friction with male-dominated office dynamics even as executives increasingly integrate AI into their routines.
wired.com
· 2026-09-21
A new analysis reports that as generative AI tools take over drafting, analysis and content creation, founders are spending less time producing work and more time deciding what should represent their business. Citing Microsoft's 2025 Work Trend Index, the piece notes 82% of business leaders see this as a pivotal year for rethinking operations due to AI, with nearly half expecting to expand capacity through digital labor within 12-18 months. The core argument is that AI can generate output but cannot take responsibility for it, leaving leaders accountable for outcomes.
entrepreneur.com
· 2026-09-19
A commentary on workplace psychology argues that many women delay career moves—like asking for promotions or switching jobs—while waiting to feel fully confident first. The piece observes that women who actually progress are typically those who act despite lingering doubt, not those who wait until certainty arrives.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-09-16
Pentagram partner Paula Scher, with associate partner Bruno Bergallo and project manager Olivia Ray, created a hand-drawn logo for Women+ on the Edge of Democracy, an upcoming revue featuring 10-minute plays and monologues by 36 women playwrights addressing the current state of democracy. The design deliberately compresses the title's text into a tight frame, a visual metaphor for how women are pushed to the margins of democratic life.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-09-16
WIRED is producing a special issue on gender and power in Silicon Valley and will record a live episode of its Uncanny Valley podcast in San Francisco on October 8. The event, co-presented with KQED, features a conversation between former WIRED writer Paulina Borsook and editorial director Katie Drummond, followed by a panel with Brian Barrett, Zoë Schiffer and Lauren Goode discussing Goode's search for the most powerful woman in tech.
wired.com
· 2026-09-15
Evvy, a women's health startup, has closed a $40 million Series B funding round led by Catalio Capital Management. The company operates an at-home vaginal microbiome test that uses mNGS sequencing, serving over 100,000 patients and 3,000 practitioners across the US, and has produced 15 peer-reviewed publications from its data.
techcrunch.com
· 2026-09-15
Target has introduced a new apparel collection built around Delia's, the once-popular 1990s catalog and mall brand aimed at teen girls. The move leans on nostalgia to draw millennial women who grew up shopping the original brand, arriving as Target works to move past recent public backlash.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-08-31
Actor and producer Reese Witherspoon faced online criticism after saying women need to be involved in AI because 'the change is here.' Critics pushed back, with one widely liked response warning that framing AI adoption as inevitable discourages critical thinking about its risks.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-08-27
A mining-engineering professor in China describes being repeatedly denied underground access for research, despite designing systems meant to operate in those very environments. She notes that laws such as China's 2012 labor-protection statute, along with similar rules in dozens of countries, prohibit women from underground mine work without distinguishing between routine labor shifts and brief, supervised technical visits.
nature.com
· 2026-08-27
An Entrepreneur contributor reflects on Women's Equality Day, marking the 1920 certification of the 19th Amendment, by connecting the decades-long suffrage struggle to the physical and mental toll faced by today's female founders. The writer describes her own experience overworking to the point of illness while citing data showing female entrepreneurship grew 69% from 2019 to 2024, with 83% of female founders reporting high stress and 54% facing burnout.
entrepreneur.com
· 2026-08-25
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez shared her egg-freezing journey with followers on Instagram, including footage of her first hormone injection. She addressed common questions about the procedure, such as cost and duration, that many women typically navigate privately without workplace disclosure.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-08-24
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