Why Research? 🔬

Why Research? 🔬

🧪 TCY Research:
Listening, Learning, & Leading with Women’s Voices

🤔 Why We Do Research:
Too much of women’s health has gone unstudied, unspoken, and unsupported. For decades, women have been excluded from research and dismissed in care. The result? A healthcare system that doesn’t fully understand women—and often fails them. At TCY Women, we’re here to change that. We know that better research leads to better health, better care, and better outcomes for all of us.

🎙️ How We Do Research:
Our approach is simple: we start with women. We ask questions. We listen deeply. Because research isn’t just done in labs—it’s done in community. Your voice is data. Your story is research.

At TCY Women, our research is powered by women’s voices—gathered through deep conversations and wide-reaching surveys.

  • Tea & Spice Sessions create intimate, trust-filled spaces where women share stories, uncover barriers, and spark solutions.

  • 1 Million More Women (1MMW) is a bold effort to hear from one million women by 2035—gathering their voices to help shape the tools, systems, and policies that truly reflect women’s needs, worldwide.

Together, these two approaches help us build an evidence base that’s both personal and actionable—turning real experiences into real change.

“ FUN” FACTS: WOMEN & RESEARCH

  • Women were not required in clinical trials until 1993.

  • Female animals weren’t included in preclinical laboratory studies until 2016 — that’s like, yesterday.

  • Excuses like “hormones make it complicated” or “women live longer anyway” have kept women out of research studies, so conditions that affect women exclusively (like endometriosis), differently (like Alzheimer’s) or disproportionately (like lupus) — remain poorly understood.

The results of women being left behind are devestating.

💭 What Can Research Help Us Work Toward?

💜 Redefining Women’s Health Across the Lifespan
Women’s health is not just “boobs & tubes.” It’s whole-body- physical, mental, and emotional- lifelong care.

✨ Supporting Women with Better Health & Care
Women need factual, relevant education and tools—right now—to take charge of their health and get the care they need.

💪🏽 Closing the Sex & Gender Gaps in Research
For too long, research has treated women as “little men.” We’re not. We need science and systems that reflect our bodies, our lives, and our realities.

🌍 Shaping a Better Future, Together
Through research rooted in real experiences, we can create a world where women’s health is fully understood, prioritized, and supported—at every stage of life.