007: FemTech Focus x Green Docs

The Green Docs welcome Dr. Brittany Barreto, host of the Femtech Focus podcast and one of the freshest voices in women’s health today. She explains what “FemTech” is, why it matters to everything from pregnancy to investment banking, and what it offers for sustainability in feminine care products. You won’t believe what some entrepreneurs are doing with seaweed!

As always, Nate and Bruce keep you up to date with the latest headlines – Texas legislators taking away water breaks from outdoor workers just before a massive heat wave, how everyone in South Korea suddenly just got one year younger, and new research that shows prolonged exposure to loud noises can put you in the hospital – more cowbell anyone?

Show links:

Texas legislators take away water breaks:
https://www.texastribune.org/2023/06/16/texas-heat-wave-water-break-construction-workers/

Pregnant Workers Fairness Act:
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pregnant-workers-fairness-act-federal-protections-eeoc-2023/

South Korea changes all citizen’s birthdays:
https://apnews.com/article/south-korea-age-counting-law-a38a4a6b47c6864bd13433fdac071cec#

Loud noises can be harmful to your health:
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/06/09/health/noise-exposure-health-impacts.html

Advancing Safe Medications for Moms and Babies Act of 2022:
https://castor.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=403983

Femtech Focus podcast with Brittany Barreto:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/femtech-focus/id1503961555

FemTech links:

Aisle washable pads:
https://periodaisle.com/

Days for girls:
https://www.daysforgirls.org/dfg-pads/

Flex period cups:
https://flexfits.com/

Modibodi period underwear:
https://us.modibodi.com