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Dr. Jennifer Ashton, Dr. Shelley Hwang, Kalahn Taylor-Clark, Charlotte Alter at the TIME100 Health Leadership Forum in New York City on Sept. 9, 2025.Alex Aronson At a time when the federal government has [flagged](https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/03/07/us/trump-federal-agencies-websites-words-dei.html) words like “women” and “health equity” in its [crackdown on diversity, equity, and inclusion](https://time.com/7210039/what-is-dei-trump-executive-order-companies-diversity-efforts/), health industry leaders say that they’re just trying to continue to do the work that patients need them to do. “I say that we’ve always kept our eye on the prize for science,” Kalahn Taylor-Clark, head of social impact and sustainability at the biopharmaceutical company Merck, said at the TIME100 Health Leadership Forum, which Merck sponsored, in New York City on Sept. 9\. “When we focus on science, we cannot go wrong. We have a lot of programs in our research portfolio that are still focusing on the most vulnerable communities.” Taylor-Clark joined Dr. Shelley Hwang, professor of surgery at Duke Cancer Institute who was on the [TIME100 Health 2025 list](https://time.com/collections/time100-health-2025/7279630/shelley-hwang/), and Dr. Jennifer Ashton, an ob-gyn, obesity medicine physician, and founder of the women-focused wellness company [Ajenda](https://www.instagram.com/p/C4p6Id8L28J/?hl=en), on stage with TIME senior correspondent Charlotte Alter to discuss the gaps in women’s health. Hwang spoke about how doctors and hospitals were responding to recent [rollbacks](https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/12/politics/aca-obamacare-insurance-trump-republicans) to the Affordable Care Act that will affect many people’s access to coverage. She said that many hospitals are turning to philanthropic funds and community resources outside of the typical insurance carriers, adding that her institution is trying to do more pro bono care for patients who need it. “We are really being hit particularly hard, and I think those patients who can least afford to have health care are the ones who are having their health care taken away,” she said. “And I think it’s a moral imperative that all of us are aware of this and do what we can to support them.” Hwang went on to discuss the impact on women across the country of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2022 [overturning](https://time.com/6189476/abortion-supreme-court-overturns-roe-v-wade/) of the landmark abortion case _Roe v. Wade_. Hwang works in North Carolina, which has since banned abortion after 12 weeks of pregnancy, and she says that patients at her practice “don’t have a lot of the choices that they should be having” because of the state’s restrictions. “Clearly, it’s changed choice for women,” she said of the Supreme Court’s ruling. “But the other really important part of what I see is that there are physicians who [don’t want to practice](https://time.com/7297046/dobbs-supreme-court-abortion-doctors/) in parts of the country where they can’t do their best work. So I think women are doubly affected because not only do they not get the access to the care that they need, but they also don’t get providers who potentially provide that access.” Ashton called it “a ripple effect.” She cited reports that [many medical students aren’t applying](https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/05/09/1250057657/medical-residents-starting-avoid-states-abortion-bans) to programs in states that have abortion restrictions. If there aren’t enough doctors in those states, she said, clinics in states that have protected abortion will see an increased demand for and strain on their services, since patients will travel across state lines to access care. “It goes way beyond just reproductive health, as if that weren’t bad enough,” Ashton said. Alter also asked the panelists how they are handling the rise of science and medical misinformation. Alter mentioned that some women have expressed their desire to [quit hormonal birth control](https://time.com/6962771/is-hormonal-birth-control-safe-health-risks/) because of misinformation spreading online. And she pointed to [Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.](https://time.com/7314750/rfk-jr-senate-hearing-vaccine-skepticism/), who has radically changed the country’s vaccination policies and sowed confusion over the long-heralded public health innovation. Ashton said that while it’s not a bad thing to do your own research, she advises people to be wary of relying too heavily on “Dr. Google” or other questionable sources. “When it becomes a bad thing is when there’s no one to interpret that research or give context or perspective to that research,” she said. “I think there is a crisis in terms of how we get our medical information. I think it’s more important than ever to make sure that it’s being obtained from a credible and credentialed source.” Hwang added that health care providers carry some of the responsibility, suggesting that medical schools teach students how to communicate medical information clearly and effectively. Later on in the conversation, the panelists talked about how society is paying more attention to menopause—and what more needs to be done. Part of the problem, Ashton said, has been a historical lack of funding and research. “We are behind in terms of our funding and research and intention for all women’s health issues,” Ashton said. “It really is, in my medical opinion, a national embarrassment. But looking back in the rearview mirror is not going to help; we have way too many things we have to address.” She added that men should be more involved in the conversation too—a sentiment that Taylor-Clark echoed. “It really does require all of us,” Taylor-Clark said. “It requires men and women to be part of women’s health in order for women to get better; in order for them to have healthier access to care and healthier outcomes, we need men to be involved.” _The TIME100 Health Leadership Forum was presented by Merck, Amazon One Medical, Blood Cancer United (formerly The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society), FIGS, and NMDP._ Why Everyone Should Care About Women’s Health ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collections/time100-leadership-forums-2025/7314683/womens-health-bridging-gaps/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/time100-leadership-forums-2025/7314683/womens-health-bridging-gaps/"},"headline":"Why Everyone Should Care About Women’s Health","datePublished":"2025-09-10T03:20:19.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-03T00:54:18.350Z","description":"","url":"https://time.com/collections/time100-leadership-forums-2025/7314683/womens-health-bridging-gaps/","keywords":["Leadership","News Desk","sponsorshipblock"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3d23878bc40db22d/6998c9a9c8dcb42649b50759/Health-Leadership-Forumn-2025-007.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Chantelle Lee","jobTitle":"Reporter","url":"https://time.com/author/chantelle-lee/"}],"creator":"Chantelle Lee","articleSection":"Health","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3d23878bc40db22d/6998c9a9c8dcb42649b50759/Health-Leadership-Forumn-2025-007.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/health/","name":"Health"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/leadership/","name":"Leadership"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/time100-leadership-forums-2025/7314683/womens-health-bridging-gaps/","name":"Why Everyone Should Care About Women’s Health"}}]}] ```