9.19.25 | Obesity
Navigating the Biological and Health Care Complexities of Obesity in Women
Women with obesity experience additional barriers to care due to stigma, economic inequality, and limited access to appropriate care. Centering comprehensive solutions to these issues in the national approach to obesity care and policy could help improve outcomes for women across the lifespan.
9.19.25 | Policy
Women’s Health Research Congressional Roundtable and Advocacy Day, September 2025 Gallery
The women’s health research congressional roundtable and advocacy day was hosted by Society for Women’s Health Research and Perelel, led by SWHR president and CEO Kathryn Schubert, Perelel Health co-founder Alex Taylor, and Hannah Linkenhoker.
9.19.25 | Policy
Advocates Join SWHR on Capitol Hill to Prioritize Women’s Health Research
On Tuesday, September 16, a powerful coalition of congressional champions, women’s health advocates, and award-winning actresses Mandy Moore and Lupita Nyong’o gathered for a conversation about the urgent need to fund women’s health research.
9.8.25 | Women's Health Perspective
Tatyana Gonzalez’s Uterine Fibroids Journey
Living with fibroids had become my normal. I didn’t fully realize how much pain and pressure I had grown used to.
9.4.25 | Patient
Prioritizing Eating Disorder Research in Women’s Health Funding
Eating disorders are serious and life-threatening illnesses characterized by significant disruptions in a person’s eating behaviors.
9.4.25 | Policy
How to Advocate for Women’s Health
SWHR Releases New Women’s Health Advocacy Guide While women’s health remains far from mainstream, the field of women’s health seems […]
9.3.25 | Menopause
New Menopause Resources Support Women Navigating Treatment and the Workplace
By Julia DeLuca, SWHR Communications Intern Every year, 1.3 millon women transition into menopause in the United States, and 80% […]
8.8.25 | Policy
SWHR Returns to UNGA80 Science Summit to Lead Discussions on Women’s Health
SWHR is excited to announce it will be back at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA80) Science Summit in September 2025, in partnership with the ECHAlliance - The Global Health Connector.
8.6.25 | Obesity
Hill Briefing Highlights Need to Understand Key Health Care Issues Impacting Vulnerable Populations
On July 1, 2025, the National Hispanic Council on Aging hosted a Capitol Hill briefing about some of the key health care issues impacting Hispanic Americans.
