Key Insights

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  Design methodologies often forget about women, leading to systemic biases across technology, finance, and healthcare.

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  Gender-neutral designs frequently cater to male experiences, resulting in one-size-fits-all solutions that exclude women's needs.

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  Women's lives are non-linear, yet many services fail to accommodate the unique challenges women face in their careers and personal lives.

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  Community and relationality play a crucial role in women's experiences; effective designs should leverage these social bonds.

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  Safety, both emotional and physical, is a fundamental need that is frequently overlooked in design processes.

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  Trust must be rebuilt in systems that have historically failed women, particularly in finance and healthcare.

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  Women experience higher degrees of time poverty due to societal roles; designs should account for this disparity.

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  Historical context and existing gender norms need to be challenged and redefined in product offerings for women.

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  Involvement of men is essential to address gender equity issues and to foster a collective responsibility towards change.

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  An open-source framework aimed at increasing access to gender-focused design is being developed to encourage further innovation.

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