The Purse Podcast
We are changing the conversation for women about money and investing.We focus on how women can manage and invest their money in the public and private markets and how they are the driving force behind the change we want to see in the world.We talk to change makers, financial experts, wealth managers… read more
#71: Investing in women's reproductive and maternal health with Ruth Shaber MD
Ruth Shaber, MD is the Founder and President of the Tara Health Foundation, which promotes health, well-being, and opportunity for women and girls through innovative evidence-informed programs. She is also the Co-founder and Board Chair of Rhia Ventures, a group of foundations and investors that collaborate to bring new types of capital and enterprise to the field of reproductive health in the United States.
Ruth had a robust career as an Obstetrician and Gynecologist at Kaiser Permanente from 1990 to 2012.
Ruth was featured in Forbes 2020 Impact 50: Investors Seeking Profit—and Pushing for Change for her contributions to the field of impact investing.
Ruth holds an MD from the University of Pennsylvania and a BA from Yale University.
We cover the following in this conversation:
- The women's health market in the US
- Why the market is underinvested and underserved
- Tara Health Foundation & Rhia Ventures
- Investing in women's reproductive and maternal health
- What the market will look like 50 years+ from now
- How more women can engage as investors.
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