Women Experience Poorer health from Missed Diagnoses Receiving the Wrong Diagnosis Minimized Symptoms Higher Prevalence of Some Illnesses More Severe Symptoms of Some Illnesses Poorly Targeted Treatment Adverse Treatment Effect

Who We Are

We are an international network of multidisciplinary professionals that strive to create a future where women and girls can live equitably healthy lives across their lifespan

Vision: To achieve sex-and-gender health equity.

Mission: We mobilize a global multidisciplinary network of researchers and stakeholders to promote, expand, and catalyze impactful women’s health research.

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What We Do

Research Facilitation

Capacity Building

Knowledge Translation

Advocacy

Exploring Sex Differences In Body Size Using The Fruit Fly (Drosophila melanogaster)

Interviewee: Celena Cherian, PhD Candidate, Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, Life Sciences Institute, The University of British Columbia| Authors/Editors: Romina Garcia de leon, Janielle Richards (Blog Co-coordinators) Published: December 6, 2024 Can you tell us...

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Demystifying Triple Negative Breast Cancer: Understanding the Basics

Author: Rebecca Armstrong, Manager of Patient Education Programs for the Canadian Breast Cancer Network| Editors: Romina Garcia de leon, Janielle Richards (Blog coordinators)| Expert reviewer: Chloe White Published: November 29, 2024 Triple negative breast cancer (TNBC)...

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Behind the Science: Identifying Predictive Biomarkers in Bipolar Disorder and Related Suicidality to Improve Disease Outcomes

Interviewee: Dr. Sara Afjeh, Postdoctoral fellow, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) | Authors/Editors: Romina Garcia de leon, Janielle Richards (Blog Co-coordinators) Can you tell us a little bit about your research? Genes serve as the blueprint...

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Congratulations to our 2024 Holly Ewanyshyn Women’s Health Equity Graduate Research Award Recipient!

Congratulations to our 2024 Holly Ewanyshyn Women’s Health Equity Graduate Research Award recipient! We are thrilled to announce that Bonnie Lee, a PhD candidate in Neuroscience, Faculty of Medicine, at the University of British Columbia, has...

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Importance of considering minority stress when conducting cardiovascular health research in transgender, gender-diverse and non-binary populations

Authors: Raquel Rodriguez, BSc Kinesiology, McGill University | Editors: Romina Garcia de leon, Janielle Richards (Blog Co-Coordinators) | Expert Reviewer: Lindsey Thurston Published: Friday November 1st, 2024 Transgender, gender-diverse, and non-binary (TGD) individuals are people whose gender identity does not align with their...

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Our Impact

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Our members live, work, and play in countries across 6 continents.

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Our trainees are the future of women’s health research. Their undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate work will foster innovation and lead to novel discoveries for years to come.

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Trainee Members

Our faculty members are experts in a variety of women’s health disciplines. Through research, teaching, and systems change work, they advance the health of women worldwide.

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Faculty Members

Our community members play a pivotal role in society, actively championing women’s health initiatives in their workplaces and social networks—driving positive and lasting change.