Closing the Gender Health Gap: The Investment Case and Capturing Australia’s Window of Opportunity

This white paper makes the case that closing the gender health gap is not only a health and equity imperative, but a significant and under-recognised investment opportunity. It examines the size and growth of the women’s health market, emerging evidence of commercial returns, Australia’s research and innovation strengths, and the time-limited opportunity for investors and philanthropists to act as first movers as sex- and gender-aware research becomes increasingly embedded in funding, evidence and commercial expectations.

The paper draws on global market analysis, Australian data and insights from investors across venture capital, life sciences, impact investment, university funds and angel investment. The white paper and appendix are available as separate downloads. The appendix provides the full investor survey questions, respondent profile and detailed anonymised responses that informed the paper’s findings and recommendations.