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.

Learn More

What We Do

Research Facilitation

Capacity Building

Knowledge Translation

Advocacy

Tracing Black Women’s Pain and the Impacts on Black Maternal Health Today

Author: Stephanie Awotwi-Pratt BSc., BA, MA | Editors: Romina Garcia de leon, Janielle Richards (blog coordinators) Reviewer: Tashi Stampp Note to the readers: This blog discusses difficult subject matter such as sexual violence and enslavement....

Learn More

Rising Researcher Advancing Women’s Brain Health: Dr. Pia Campagna Receives Elizabeth Young New Investigator Award

Dr. Pia Campagna, Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and a member of the Women’s Health Research Cluster, has been named a recipient of the Elizabeth Young New Investigator Award by the...

Learn More

Why We Should Work Together: Partnering With Patients to Close Gaps in Underdiagnosed Female Health Conditions.

Author: Halle Deakin, MSc Student in Community Health Sciences; Cumming School of Medicine | Editors: Romina Garcia de leon, Tashi Stampp (blog coordinators) Reviewer: Emily Anne Opala, Msc. Published: June 26th, 2026 Lived Experience as Expertise...

Learn More

Your Feed Isn’t Neutral: How Biases Influence Women’s Health Information Online

Author: Jade Helene Dufour, MSc & MA, University of Ottawa | Editors: Tashi Stampp and Romina Garcia de leon (blog coordinators) Published: June 12th, 2026 In today’s fast-moving digital world, do people turn to social media...

Learn More

What You Missed | May 2026

Learn More

Our Impact

Become a Member

1200+ Members

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

46+

Countries

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.

775+

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.

225+

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.