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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Policymaker Event

Rethinking Rare Disease Systems for Women

April 28, 2026 9 am - 4 pm EST Conference or Symposium

SWHR Emerging Scholars in Women’s Health Research Award  Symposium 2026

May 14, 2026 2 pm - 3 pm EST Conference or Symposium

Emerging Topics in Women’s Health: Cardiovascular Health through Every Life Stage

May 28, 2026 12 pm - 1 pm EST SWHR Event

SWHR Policy Advisory Council Meeting

June 17, 2026 12 pm - 2 pm EST

Recent Blogs

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4.15.26 | Policy

Inside the HHS National Women’s Health Conference

SWHR hopes to see this conference—and the national focus on women’s health—continue in the years to come and remains committed to working with HHS to move the needle forward in women’s health and ensure that conversations are anchored in science and grounded by evidence.

4.8.26 | Policy

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.