The Panels
The Weight of Care: Black Women as Caregivers Across a Lifetime
From first-time mother to primary caregiver, what does a lifetime of caring for others mean for Black women? This conversation will explore how caregiving shapes the health and well-being of Black women across every stage of life while balancing the many responsibilities they carry every day.
Beginning with postpartum transitions and extending into the realities of the sandwich generation, the discussion will explore what it means to be relied upon by children, parents, partners, workplaces, and communities, often without adequate support, and how that cumulative weight of caregiving shapes health, well-being, and quality of life over time.
Understanding cycles, pain and care through lived experience
What’s normal and what’s been overlooked for too long?”
This conversation brings clarity to gynecological conditions, creating space to better understand menstrual cycles, pain and what the body may be trying to signal.
From heavy or painful periods to conditions such as fibroids, endometriosis and polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), Black women experience these conditions at higher rates, compounded by barriers in delays in diagnosis, access to screening and follow up care.
Together, panelists will dispel myths, break down what is and is not typical, and help attendees feel more confident recognizing when something is not right. Grounded in lived experience and medical insights, this panel aims to replace uncertainty with understanding, empowering participants with knowledge that can support their health today and over time.