Both women in innovation and innovation for women are life changers. Women around the world have worked hard to reach equality, representation in governmental institutions, human rights and peace. Today more than ever before, we are proud to name the greatest female innovators and thought leaders, who have brought their breakthrough ideas to the global market.
The environment is boosting with innovations for women. These ingenious innovations make lives of women safer, easier, and more enjoyable. Some of the innovations are so well adopted, that may even raise a question: “how did women live without that before?”
Top 10 Innovations For Women can be classified into three categories: 1) Increasing the standard of life (Talwar Bindi, Inhaled Oxytocin); 2) Building/adding self-confidence (Mondays without mirrors, Shapewear); 3) Creating future comfort now (Vina Mobile Application, Bellabeat Smart Jewelry)
Scroll down to find out what are the Top 10 Innovations For Women
Bellabeat is a leaf-shaped bio-tracker that is designed to be worn all the time. It can be worn as a bracelet, a necklace, and a clip. It is sturdy and water-resistant, but it looks like a piece of everyday jewelry. If a woman doesn’t want Bellabeat to be visible, it is small and self effacing enough to be placed under the clothes. The Bellabeat tracks not only steps and sleep, but also a woman’s period, and it weaves all of the information together to predict how stressed she might be at any given time.
A few years ago, in order to reduce maternal mortality caused by postpartum hemorrhage, or extensive bleeding after childbirth, the doctors used to inject oxytocin. This injection of oxytocin must be stored at the refrigerator and administered by the professional. Due to these critical conditions, many countries would struggle with having enough of refrigerated oxytocin for every case of emergency. Researchers at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia, have developed a form of oxytocin that can be inhaled and used in rural areas to save mothers who experience hemorrhaging.
Blink Fitness focuses on ‘Feel-Good Experience’. Every Monday Blink Fitness covers the mirrors to promote body-positivity. The majority of the fitness industry is blanketed by images of ‘perfect’ bodies, putting pressure on people to achieve them. Blink Fitness aims to change the rhetoric around fitness to focus on the emotional benefits of exercise, and encourage our members to take a break from the mirror and concentrate on working out to feel healthier. Healthy body should be associated with good mood.
Mujer Banorte offers direct and online financial services and consultations, tailored precisely for women. Mujer Banorte’s range of services sets it apart from its more traditional counterparts. The service basket includes medical, legal and home (plumbing, electrical etc.) assistance in addition to traditional services such as unlimited ATM access and no minimum balance requirements.
Spanx shapewear come with an inspirational history. Found by Sara Blakely, the world’s youngest self-made female billionaire, Spanx is rather simple product that back in a day answered a huge unmet need in the marketplace. Rumor has it, Sara Blakely was getting ready for a party when she realized she didn’t have the right undergarment to provide a smooth look under white pants. Armed with scissors and sheer genius, she cut the feet off her control top pantyhose and the Spanx revolution began.
Shokti Doi is a yogurt rich in essential micronutrients, missing from many Bangladeshi diets. The ultimate goal of entering the market with this yoghurt is to provide employment opportunities to Bangladesh, one of the world’s poorest countries. Women sell this product applying door-to-door sales principle, having an opportunity to spread word-of-mouth of how this product can help them with the lack of nutrition. This innovative project of solving two social challenges women unemployment and lack of nutrition, empowers local women and gives them a chance to earn the living for themselves and their families.
In rural India, millions of women suffer from breast cancer, fibrocystic breast disease and complications during pregnancy — many cases of which have been linked to iodine deficiencies. Grey Group Singapore came up with an elegant, simple solution to make sure women in rural India obtained the necessary dosage of the supplement by tweaking the traditional Indian beauty ornament, the bindi. In collaboration with the NGO Neelvasant Medical Foundation and Research Center to turn bindis into “Life-Saving Dots,” iodine patches that dispense women’s daily dosage of iodine.
Vina’s slogan is “For Women, By Women.” It is best-friend-finding mobile application for budding female friendships by connecting women with similar interests. It is dedicated to building global communities of women who make each other feel supported, inspired, free, and above all else, happy.
The list of the Top 10 Innovations For Women
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