Gender Equality Design Labs

About Gender Equality Design Labs

Imagine a world where healthcare solutions are designed by the very people who use them—that’s the heart of this podcast series – where you will hear directly from women in Nigeria, Kenya, and Senegal. Through their stories, we explore key issues they face in their day to day lives especially around family planning and STI prevention, and gain a deeper understanding of their needs, challenges, and ideas. This series centers women’s lived experiences, offering powerful insights to drive more effective, user-informed healthcare innovations.

Publisher

Catapult Design

Category

health & fitness

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

8 Jul 2025

Latest episode

16 Sept 2025

Latest episodes

8 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   16 Sept 2025

   Bleeding Boundaries: STI Prevention and Family Planning at What Cost?

   In this episode we hear from women in Kenya, Nigeria and Senegal on how changes in bleeding influence their acceptance of family planning and STI prevention products.

2. 

   16 Sept 2025

   Decisions Driving Menstrual Health Options: Insights from Kenya

   This episode shares insights from women who shared why and what they consider regarding vaginal insertable products for managing their menstrual health.

3. 

   12 Sept 2025

   Navigating Risk: Perspectives from Kenya

   In this episode we explore attitudes around STI prevention and risk perception from women in Kenya and how they understand and evaluate their risk of contracting STIs.

4. 

   29 Aug 2025

   Function, Form and Familiarity - Insights from Senegal

   This episode highlights findings from our second question which explored drivers of acceptance when women consider the use of different vaginal insertable products.

5. 

   29 Aug 2025

   Information Sources that Matter - Insights from Senegal

   This episode shares insights on how and where women in Senegal learn about family planning and STI prevention products.

6. 

   8 Jul 2025

   What Support Women Need - Insights from Nigeria

   Insights from the lived experiences of Nigerian women responding to the question: What types of support do women need to adopt and sustain the use of vaginal insertable products?

7. 

   8 Jul 2025

   Multipurpose Products - Insights from Nigeria

   Insights from the lived experiences of Nigerian women exploring what features are non-negotiable for bundled family planning and STI prevention products?

8. 

   8 Jul 2025

   How Women Finance Prevention - Insights from Nigeria

   Insights from the lived experiences of Nigerian women exploring how women budget for family planning and STI prevention products.

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 10 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

20

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

0

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