Access, Affordability & Innovation in Women's Health
The convening also elevates critical but often overlooked health gaps—including menopause care, aging in place, mental health, disability access, and long-term services—and examines the economic ripple effects when care is delayed or denied. When women cannot access consistent, affordable healthcare, the impacts extend far beyond individual outcomes, affecting workforce participation, caregiving stability, and long-term economic security.
Attendees will gain:
This symposium is designed for policymakers and government officials, healthcare providers and community health leaders, advocates and organizers, researchers and academics, nonprofit and human services leaders, as well as NYC residents and community members.
Participant Experience & Benefits
This symposium examines healthcare as a lifelong continuum, not a series of isolated moments. Participants will explore how funding pressures on Medicaid and Medicare, workforce shortages, clinic closures, and restrictive reproductive policies undermine access—while caregiving responsibilities and rising costs compound health inequities over time. The conversation will center the role of community health centers and safety-net providers as essential infrastructure, while interrogating the policy choices required to stabilize and strengthen them.
What You’ll Leave With
Get to know the Speakers
Speakers are selected not only for their expertise, but also for their ability to connect systems, policy, and real-life impact. Our speakers are women leaders with lived experience who are shaping NYC’s future across health, safety, economic justice, civic life, and governance.
In partnership with Women.NYC, The New York Economic Development Corporation (NYEDC), and Barnard College.
Our partners are committed to advancing equitable economic opportunity and workforce stability for women and gender-expansive New Yorkers. Their support makes possible cross-sector dialogue, research-informed solutions, and meaningful collaboration around workforce transitions, economic security, and community wealth. Together, we're working to shape an economy where all New Yorkers can achieve economic mobility.
