Women’s health needs are different than men’s.

Yet a gender health gap still exists.

We are here to close this gap by addressing women's health needs, ensuring women get the care they deserve.

We are making women’s health mainstream.

Women’s health needs are different than men’s. Yet a gender health gap still exists. We are here to close this gap by addressing women's health needs, ensuring women get the care they deserve. We are making women’s health mainstream.

Women have unique health needs, and many diseases and conditions affect women differently than men. The Society for Women’s Health Research (SWHR) is the thought leader in advancing women’s health through science, policy, and education while promoting research on sex differences to optimize women’s health. We are making women’s health mainstream.

SWHR Celebrates 35 Years!

From Advocacy to Action: 35 Years of Transforming Women’s Health Research

In 1990, the Society for Women’s Health Research was founded. Since that time, SWHR has played a critical role in identifying clinical and research gaps; raising awareness of diseases, conditions, and life stages that differently, disproportionately, or exclusively affect women; and promoting policies that could positively shape health outcomes for women.

Empowering the Health of Women in Midlife Fact Sheet

SWHR Policy Agenda: Improving Women’s Heart Health Outcomes Across the Lifespan

A call for inclusive research, policies, and leadership to close the global women’s health gap

Journey to Wellness with Endometriosis Video Series

SWHR Policy Agenda: Enacting Change to Improve Outcomes for Women Living with Obesity Across the Lifespan

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Women’s Health Equity Initiative

The Women’s Health Equity Initiative highlights statistics on women’s health in the United States and aims to engage communities on solutions to improve health equity across multiple disease states, conditions, and life stages.

Women’s Health Dashboard

The SWHR Women’s Health Dashboard offers a platform to explore the latest national and state data on diseases and health conditions that have significant impacts on women’s health across the lifespan.
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Upcoming Events

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SWHR Policy Advisory Council Meeting

September 16, 2026 12 pm - 2 pm EST Patient Event

Sex and Gender Differences in Obesity: Why It Matters for Women’s Obesity Care

September 29, 2026 1 pm - 2 pm EST SWHR Event

SWHR Policy Advisory Council Meeting

December 9, 2026 12 pm - 2 pm EST

Recent Blogs

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8.20.26 | Sleep
Solutions for Strengthening Family Building Support for Women Living with Narcolepsy  

The overarching sentiment of the roundtable was that even in the absence of a robust research base for narcolepsy and pregnancy, a healthy pregnancy while living with narcolepsy is possible.

8.5.26 | Obesity
A Resource Guide for Women Living with Obesity, Seeking Care and Treatment

Breaking through weight stigma and bias starts with awareness and encouraging patients to seek care without judgement. SWHR is proud to support women living with obesity at every stage of life. 

 7.21.26 | Policy
SWHR, ACOG, WFRC Lead 30+ Partners to Support the National Strategy to Close the Women’s Health Gap 

Pictured: Sandra Brooks, MD, MBA, FACOG, CEO of ACOG; Kathryn Schubert, MPP, CAE, President and CEO of SWHR; Erika Miller, […]

 7.15.26 | Policy
Leading Women’s Health Organizations Launch National Strategy to Close the Women’s Health Gap

Framework Calls for $20 Billion Investment to Transform Women’s Health Research and Care   Tuesday, July 15, Washington, D.C.—The Society […]