About SWHR

As a national thought leader dedicated to advancing women’s health and promoting research on sex differences to optimize women’s health, the Society for Women’s Health Research (SWHR) plays 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. Over its more than 30-year history, SWHR has been advancing women’s health through its core functions of science, policy, and education.

Mission

Advance women’s health through science, policy, and education while promoting research on sex differences to optimize women’s health.

Vision

Make women’s health mainstream.

We work year-round to fulfill our mission through science, policy, and education.

Science

SWHR is elevating our collective understanding of health disparities facing women and how biological sex, gender, and hormones affect health across the lifespan. We do this by convening interdisciplinary stakeholders to provide expert analyses on topics related to women’s health; identifying research gaps and unmet needs for women’s health across the lifespan; and leveraging expert analyses to create deliverables addressing needs in the areas of science, policy, and education and outreach.

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Policy

Throughout the year, SWHR champions policies that promote women’s health. We do this by translating the scientific evidence base into policies aimed at improving women’s health and related health disparities; acting as a source of expert guidance to policymakers seeking to address issues of biological sex differences and women’s health; and pushing for improved inclusion and representation of women from diverse backgrounds across all levels of science.

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Education

SWHR drives the national conversation on women’s health and sex differences research. We do this by serving as a trusted source for information on women’s health and sex differences research; raising awareness of disparities and unmet needs in women’s health; and creating engaging, scientifically-driven content for diverse audiences on women’s health and sex differences research.

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Our Proven Formula

Interdisciplinary

The success of SWHR’s Science and Policy Programs is grounded in our ability to convene diverse groups of researchers and clinicians whose work cuts across scientific disciplines.

Patient-Focused

The inclusion of patient perspectives ensures that SWHR’s work is addressing the needs of women living with these conditions every day.

Science-Based

All of SWHR’s activities are rooted in science. Whether engaging in policy efforts, conducting awareness campaigns, or creating patient toolkits, our work is evidence-based and vetted by experts in the field.

Collaborative

SWHR’s programs thrive because of productive collaboration both within working groups and with partners in the health care ecosystem, including professional societies, patient advocacy organizations, government agencies, and industry.