Sex in the Medical Machine: Anticipating Algorithmic Futures in Women’s Health

A data-centric vision of women’s health is reshaping medicine, reproductive technology, wellness culture, and sports science. From sex-stratified clinical algorithms to consumer wearables and femtech apps, these technologies promise empowerment while raising urgent ethical and scientific questions. Dr. Richardson’s talk will draw on gender studies, history of science, critical data studies, and bioethics to examine fairness, inclusion, and scientific rigor in sexed algorithmic approaches to women’s health.