Women's health has never been more politically contested, and both sides of the political divide know that women's votes could determine the outcome of the 2026 midterms.
While the MAHA agenda markets itself as a champion of women's health, spotlighting fertility, longevity, and "natural" living, women voters have consistently signaled that their actual priorities look very different. Instead, healthcare access and affordability rank as their top concern, with large majorities supporting paid family leave and workplace protections for pregnant workers, not seed-oil warnings.
The disconnect runs much deeper than messaging. MAHA's women's health roundtable was co-hosted with The Heritage Foundation, an organization with a long record of opposing IVF and contraceptive access, even as maternal mortality disparities persist and women's life expectancy sits at its lowest since 2006.
With abortion-related ballot measures advancing across multiple states and support for Kennedy actively cratering, women aren't waiting for a wellness rebrand. They're organizing around reproductive autonomy, affordable care, and structural health equity, and they're bringing that fight directly to the ballot box.
Women have made remarkable strides in angel investing, women comprised 46.7% of angel investors in 2023, up from 39.5% in 2022 and 33.6% in 2021, a near-tenfold increase from just 5% in 2004. However, momentum shows signs of cooling, PitchBook found that only 311 unique female angel investors participated in priced venture rounds in 2024, a significant drop from 436 in 2023 and well below the peak of 1,172 in 2021, reflecting broader caution in a tighter early-stage market.
In venture capital, the numbers are even starker. Women hold roughly 15–19% of partner roles at U.S. VC firms, and only 5.7% of firms were founded by women. Still, the business case is clear, funds with 10% more female investing partners generate 1.5% higher returns. Among emerging managers, momentum is building, 42% of new VC firms in 2024 had at least one woman managing partner, with a target of 45% by 2026, according to VC Lab.
The structural barriers persist, but so does the growth. One directory has identified over 400 active women-led venture firms. Yet, only 15.4% of partner roles at VC firms are occupied by women, a reminder that for anyone asking who gets to be a VC, the answer still depends heavily on who's already in the room.
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