eMed and The Female Quotient have announced a strategic partnership aimed at bringing greater attention to women’s health and encouraging action around access, affordability and connected healthcare.
The partnership will bring together healthcare leaders, employers and advocates through discussions and activations at selected Female Quotient events throughout the year. It will officially launch at the FQ Health Summit in New York on 14 October, where executives and experts will examine how innovation can address longstanding disparities and support a more connected, accessible and consumer-focused approach to care.
eMed is a digital healthcare company focused on technology-enabled diagnostics and treatment, while The Female Quotient is a media and experiences company with a global community of more than 8 million professionals across 30 industries.
The collaboration will focus on issues including preventive care, affordability, healthcare access, emerging technologies and the role employers can play in supporting women’s health.
At the FQ Health Summit, Chloe Ferro and Olivia Ferro, founders of sheMed, will also join discussions on women’s health and access to more personalised care.
Bringing Women’s Health Into the Business Conversation
The partnership reflects a growing focus on women’s health not only as a healthcare issue, but also as an issue affecting workplaces, employers and the wider economy.
eMed CEO Linda Yaccarino said the company sees women’s health as a significant healthcare and economic opportunity. She also said the partnership is intended to bring leaders together to turn discussions around innovation and access into action.
Yaccarino cited an opportunity to add $1 trillion a year to the global economy by 2040. This is an estimate presented by eMed as part of its case for greater investment and action around women’s health, rather than an independently verified economic forecast.
The partnership will use Female Quotient events as a platform for executives, healthcare professionals and advocates to discuss practical approaches to improving women’s healthcare.
The companies intend to highlight technologies that can make healthcare more accessible, personalised and connected.
The Role of Employers
Employers will be another focus of the partnership.
The companies say workplaces have an increasingly important role in supporting employee wellbeing, particularly as women navigate different stages of reproductive and general health.
The partnership will examine how employers can contribute to awareness and access, alongside discussions around affordability and preventive care.
Shelley Zalis, Founder and CEO of The Female Quotient, said women’s health can influence people’s ability to participate at work, care for their families and plan for their futures.
The collaboration therefore goes beyond discussions about individual healthcare appointments, with the partners looking at how employers and healthcare leaders can contribute to wider improvements in access and navigation.
Virtual Care and At-Home Diagnostics
Technology will form another central part of the collaboration.
eMed will use the partnership to spotlight virtual care, at-home diagnostics and connected technologies as potential ways of reducing barriers to healthcare.
The company says these technologies can help women access care across different stages of life, while also giving employers additional tools for managing population health.
eMed describes itself as an end-to-end digital healthcare platform offering remote diagnostics, clinician-led prescriptions, adherence coaching and health insights. Its current focus also includes employer-supported population health management.
The company’s broader growth has included a $200 million funding round announced in March 2026 at a valuation of more than $2 billion, according to eMed’s previous announcement.
A Wider Platform for Women’s Health Conversations
For The Female Quotient, the partnership adds women’s healthcare to its wider programme of conversations connecting business, culture and social issues.
The organisation says its global community reaches more than 8 million professionals across 30 industries and that its programming includes live experiences, social content and original events.
The FQ Health Summit on 14 October in New York will mark the beginning of the new collaboration, with further programming planned at selected Female Quotient events throughout the year.
The partnership is ultimately designed to connect healthcare and business leaders around practical questions of access, affordability, prevention and technology.
Rather than treating women’s health as a standalone healthcare category, eMed and The Female Quotient are positioning it as an issue with implications for healthcare systems, employers, technology companies and the wider economy.
