Why 51&
Half the population. Treated like the exception.
Women's health has been under-researched, under-funded, and dismissed for generations. Complaining hasn't fixed it. Money and organized power will. 51& is how you invest in the fix.
The numbers tell the story
later — average diagnosis delay for women across 770 diseases
more spent by women on healthcare every year, plus 30% more out-of-pocket for prescriptions
of NIH research funding goes to conditions unique to women
of healthcare lobbying spend goes to women's health — for 51% of the population
Change requires money and influence.
Healthcare lobbying tops $558 million a year; women's health gets less than $2 million of it. Other industries have billion-dollar companies to fund their agenda. Women's health doesn't. So we're building the engine ourselves — member by member, $100 at a time.
From failures to progress — how we work
1. You join
Members contribute $100 a year. That's the engine.
2. We unite
700+ members, 47 states, one voice — with clinicians, researchers, and leaders at the same table.
3. We find the gaps
The under-researched, under-reimbursed, overlooked places in women's health.
4. We direct the work
Members and our medical advisory board decide where the money goes.
5. We fund the solutions
Research, reimbursement policy, and innovation with the highest impact.
6. We connect for impact
We track the work into policy and practice — receipts, published.
This is women funding women.
No pharma money. No insurance money. No strings — which is exactly why we can put you first, every time.