First lady Jill Biden to speak on women's health in Cambridge

First lady Jill Biden will speak at an event in Cambridge today as part of the White House Initiative on Women's Health Research.

Why it matters: If successful, the initiative could help address gender-related research gaps in health care, which affect half of the country's population.

Catch up fast: The first lady attended a political fundraiser for the Biden Victory Fund yesterday in Connecticut before heading to Boston, according to the White House.

• Of note: The president's re-election campaign has a whopping $130 million.

The latest: Biden is expected to speak at 11:30am.

Flashback: The president announced the new initiative in November to tackle historically understudied problems in women's health, led by Jill Biden.

• "Every woman I know has a story about leaving her doctor's office with more questions than answers," the first lady said in a statement last year.
• It's "not because our doctors are withholding information, but because there's just not enough research yet on how to best manage and treat even common women's health conditions."

Zoom out: Not only is women's health research typically underrepresented, but women's health startups get far less funding than other companies, reports Axios' Erin Brodwin .

• A 2023 Silicon Valley Bank report found that women's health startups are worth one-fifth less than startups focusing on health generally.

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