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March 2024
Assessment of NIH Research on Women’s Health: Meeting 3
Join the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Committee on the Assessment of NIH Research on Women’s Health for a public session as part of the committee’s third meeting. The meeting will focus on the state of women’s health research as well as stakeholder perspectives. A portion of the meeting (4:00-5:00pm EST) will be reserved for public comments from individuals or organizations. If you would like to share your or your organization’s perspective at the meeting, email WomensHealthResearch@nas.edu and we will…
Closing the women’s health gap: The $1 trillion opportunity
As you may have seen in The Guardian, Fortune, and Forbes, the McKinsey Health Institute’s latest report in collaboration with the World Economic Forum, Closing the women's health gap: A $1 trillion opportunity to improve lives and economies, has sized the health and economic returns of investing in women’s health. Even though women live longer on average, they also spend 25% more time in poor health than men, and most of this health burden happens during their working years. McKinsey found a $1 trillion…
Inspiring Inclusion: Celebrating Women in Health Care and Advocacy
Join Expecting Health as they explore the significance of including women in health research and discuss the importance of diversity and inclusion in advocacy, all while recognizing, celebrating, and bringing awareness to International Women’s Day. Hear from SWHR at the webinar! SWHR Chief Science Officer Dr. Irene O. Aninye is speaking on this panel. REGISTER
Below the Belt: A Screening and Panel Discussion
In partnership with The Connecticut Working Group for Endometriosis, join hosts for a special screening and panel discussion of the acclaimed documentary, Below the Belt. From Shannon Cohn, the director of Endo What?, and executive produced by Hillary Clinton, Rosario Dawson, and Corinne Foxx, Below the Belt exposes widespread problems in our healthcare systems that disproportionately affect women. From societal taboos and gender bias to misinformed doctors and financial barriers to care, the film reveals how millions are silenced and how, by fighting back,…
Medications and Obesity: Exploring the Landscape and Advancing Comprehensive Care: A Workshop
This workshop will explore the relationship between medications and obesity, including medications that are used to treat obesity, state of the science around the safety and efficacy of medications in people with overweight or obesity, medications that may cause changes in body composition and weight status, and medications used to treat obesity and obesity-related comorbidities. The workshop will focus on lived experiences and attention to weight bias and stigma, and will also address the implications of pharmacotherapy for obesity on…
The Impact of Menopause on Women at Work: A Guide Conversation
SWHR hosts this webinar to discuss the challenges that women experiencing menopause symptoms face in the workplace and explore strategies that employers and supervisors can implement to improve workplace environments for midlife and postmenopausal women.
Empowering Endo Sistas
Get ready to laugh, learn, and lift your spirits at the Empowering Endo Sistas. Mark your calendars for March 23, 2024, because Endo Black, Inc. is coming to Atlanta, GA and it's about to be lit with good vibes! Picture this: a star-studded panel discussion featuring influential figures who rocked the Empowering Endo Sistas PSA. They'll spill the tea on the challenges faced by African American women dealing with endometriosis, sharing their moves to navigate the disorder, and recounting their…
You & Your Brain: The Truth About Sleep
We all know quality sleep is essential for overall health, affecting both our physical and mental functioning. To put it simply, without enough sleep, the brain cannot function properly, with sleep deficiency linked to many chronic health conditions, such as diabetes, stroke, heart disease, dementia and Alzheimer’s. Unfortunately, most adults — especially women from mid-life on — experience difficulty sleeping at some point in their lives, and for many, sleep quality can get worse with age. Learn from leading experts…
Diverse Voices: Endometriosis
The March 2024 session of Diverse Voices: Intersectionality and the Health of Women is titled “Endometriosis.” The session will feature presentations by Drs. Bruce J. Nicholson and Jessica Opoku-Anane. Dr. Nicolson will present a talk titled Cell Mechanisms of Endometriosis Lesion Formation Provide Clues to a Non-Surgical Diagnostic. Dr. Opoku-Anane is a co-investigator on a Fiscal Year 2023 U3 project titled Leveraging Electronic Medical Records and Machine Learning Approaches to Study Endometriosis in Diverse Populations. Her presentation will highlight her work as part of that…
April 2024
Sex Cells: The Fight to Overcome Bias and Discrimination in Women’s Healthcare
Help us celebrate Phyllis Greenberger's accomplishments and lifetime commitment to women's health! Listen to what inspired Phyllis to publish her new book with Mayo Clinic Press, "Sex Cells," which tells the story of how she and her allies in the U.S. government, NGOs, academia, medical research and public health advocacy got the scientific and medical world to recognize that women are unique. Inside a museum dedicated to renewing and inspiring a love of words and language, hear from Phyllis about…