A Call to Action from the Society for Women’s Health Research Despite the broad investment in Alzheimer’s disease research and […]
To bring attention to Alzheimer's and Brain Awareness Month in June, SWHR released a statement of priority areas that could eliminate gaps in delays in Alzheimer’s disease diagnoses for women, among other things.
During a special conversation, SWHR President and CEO Kathryn Schubert, MPP, CAE will sit down with SWHR Founder and Board Member Florence Haseltine, PhD, MD to discuss SWHR’s role in passing the NIH Revitalization Act of 1993 and the progress that has been made in women’s health research since that time.
To bring attention to these disparities and help support individuals impacted by lupus, SWHR added lupus to the Women’s Health Equity Initiative campaign this May, in recognition of Lupus Awareness Month.
This Lupus Awareness Month, SWHR is reflecting on the need for urgent action to close the gender, race, and ethnic disparities in lupus outcomes.
During this special web event, SWHR will bring together representatives from academic journals for a conversation about what they are doing to elevate the importance of sex differences research and how the journals are approaching policies related to reporting on sex and gender in research studies.
Monica Webb Hooper, PhD, Deputy Director of NIMHD addressed members of the SWHR Policy Advisory Council to discuss NIMHD’s research framework, work within women’s health, and how NIMHD is working to cultivate a diverse scientific workforce.