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

June 17, 2026 12 pm - 2 pm EST Patient Event

SWHR x Autoimmunity & the Good Girls Book Event

June 18, 2026 5 pm - 7 pm EST Patient Event

Navigating Family Building in Women with Narcolepsy

July 20, 2026 9 am - 4 pm EST SWHR Event

SWHR Policy Advisory Council Meeting

September 16, 2026 12 pm - 2 pm EST

Recent Blogs

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6.10.26 | Women's Health Perspective
Jasmine Trahan’s Endometriosis Journey

I was diagnosed with stage 4 endometriosis, a severe form of the disease that had spread beyond the reproductive organs and affected other parts of my body.

 6.9.26 | Research and Clinical Trials
Extending the Reach of Sex Differences Research at the OSSD 2026 Meeting 

SWHR presented a session titled “Advancing Sex Differences Science in a Changing Advocacy Environment,” at the OSSD Annual Meeting in Kona, Hawaii. 

 6.4.26 | Women's Health Perspective
Mia Sideris’s Menstrual Health Journey

Women should not have to struggle to be heard or fight to receive accurate care. Greater awareness, research, and understanding of conditions like PMDD are essential to improving outcomes for those affected.

 6.3.26 | Research and Clinical Trials
Upcoming Event Spotlights the Power of Women’s Health Research, From Discovery to Impact  

The Society for Women’s Health Research (SWHR) and Women’s Health Research at Yale are co-hosting the collaborative symposium: “From Discovery to Impact: Accelerating Women's Health Research Through Science, Policy, and Investment."