What I Want to See in the World of Women's Health in 2026

We saw some wins in the world of women’s health in 2025, but the fact of the matter is…well, 2025 also brought a lot of tough moments for women.

I won’t rehash them here, but I will say this: We aren’t where I want us to be as we head into 2026. We aren’t even close. And we have a lot of work to do — work that will, once again, fall directly on women.

Of course, we want to see more breakthroughts, more access, more women securing diagnoses, and more destigmatization of women's health issues. But it's about more than that. Here’s what I hope to see in the world of women’s health as we move into a new year.

Additional resources, as always

Women’s health is underfunded. That’s nothing new, of course, and we’re still nowhere near where we need to be in terms of allocating enough money and time towards women’s health research.

With that being said, we’re finally starting to talk about how this is at the root of so many issues in women’s health. So like...that's a start?

More bodytalk

When women talk about their health experiences, that’s a form of advocacy too. A powerful one.

Yes, celebrities have the power to use their big platforms to spread awareness about women’s health issues, but you don’t have to have fame in order to be influential here. Even just talking to a friend about your symptoms can carry major influence.

In 2026, I want to see women really normalizing conversations about the “taboo stuff” in women’s health. Of course, we've made fantastic progress here, but this year I want to see... 

Even more destigmatization

We've done amazing things to destigmatize issues like miscarriage, infertiltiy, postpartum depression. There is, of course, more work to be done around these issues.

But we need to turn the conversation to other topics too. I'd love to see additional destigmatization around menstrual health, sexual health, and the nitty gritties of perimenopause and menopause (including openness around some of the "unsexy" things they do to the body). 

Healthier outlooks around weight and size

Ugh, 2025 was a rough year for body positivity. Let's try to do better in 2026, okay?

Recognition that it’s all connected

What would happen if we started to view cultural aspects of womanhood — like the fact that we take on disproportionate amounts of unpaid labor, the pressure we face in the workforce, body image, female friendship, social media misinformation, and the economic implications of being a woman — and fold them into our conversations about women’s health?

Nothing exists in a vacuum, and in 2026, I hope we can have more conversations that loop all these factors into larger conversations about the state of women’s health (both mental and physical).

As always, you can find them right here at Rescripted and BODYTALK. So make sure you're following along.