The Know Daily - Wednesday 9 October 2024

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💸 Femtech’s gender problem | 🌃 The night-time economy | 🛳️ Maiden voyage

California is looking to clean up fast fashion with a new law that will force clothing brands “to take responsibility for the entire lifecycle of their products”. The Responsible Textile Recovery Act – the first of its kind in the US – means clothing and fabric producers will have to fund programmes that collect, sort, redirect and recycle used textiles.

💸 Femtech’s gender problem

Women’s health technology is “less likely” to get funding if a woman is on the founding team, a new study suggests.