Marta Uncio Ribera

By Marya Farah, Marta Ribera and Sanyu Awori, Feminists for a Binding Treaty coalition For 11 years, governments have gathered in Geneva to negotiate a binding treaty to hold transnational corporations accountable for human rights abuses. With the next round of talks set to begin on Monday against the backdrop of the climate crisis, conflicts and genocide, often driven or enabled by corporate interests, the urgency has never been greater.

Marta Uncio Ribera is a biomedical engineer at 42 Technology with a focus on medical device development and particular expertise in the biomechanics of prosthetics, outlines the data bias that exists when it comes to developing medical devices for women. Technological adoption, and the acceleration of technology use within the health service, although women make up half the world’s population, women’s health issues are often considered niche.