What is the Women’s Health Blog?

The Women’s Health Blog publishes bi-weekly content to demystify the complexities of women’s health research while celebrating the multifaceted experiences of women and gender-diverse individuals worldwide. Our blog features two types of posts:

Our Research Blog is a platform where experts share evidence-based information on diverse topics relating to women’s health or sex-and-gender-based research. These short summaries make it easy for you to understand and interpret research that could otherwise be difficult to access.

We also have a Behind the Science series, where we share Q&A interview-style posts where experts break down the science and bust myths related to hot topics in women’s health.

Read our Blogs

Sex/Gender Research: Resources for the Early Integrator to the Advanced Champion

Author:  Jennifer Williams, Ph D Candidate, Mc Master University | Twitter: @jennyswilliams The importance of integrating sex/gender in health research has been e
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Violence Against Women Escalates as We Flatten the Curve for the COVID-19 Pandemic

Authors:  Nisha Malhotra (Ph D, School of Economics, UBC) &  Karen Mason (Co- Founder, SOAR) Every day, headlines of violence broadcast news from around the globe.
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Pregnancy and Mental Health: New Research Paves the Way for Better Treatment

Authors:  Wansu Qiu (Ph. D. candidate),  Liisa A. M. Galea (Ph D, Graduate Program in Neuroscience, Department of Psychology. Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health, University of British Columbia) & Katherine Moore (Adv. Dip., BA) Pregnancy and postpartum are two periods in a person’s lifetime that cause major changes to the body and brain. Anyone who has been…
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COVID-19 Rapid Publication Working Groups: PWIAS Funding Opportunity

The Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies (PWIAS) has launched a call for applications to fund new working groups to produce rapid publications in relation to COVID-19. The publications will be published on the PWIAS website prior to being submitted to academic journals, and will aim to influence policy decisions in different areas of society and levels of government.  Applications…
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Why Paying Attention to Sex and Gender Will Advance our Knowledge on COVID-19

Authors: Bonnie H. Lee (BSc,  Ph D student) and Liisa A. M. Galea (Ph D, Graduate Program in Neuroscience, Department of Psychology. Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health, University of British Columbia) Every day we learn more about the novel coronavirus (severed acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2: SARS- Co V-2). During these early months of the worldwide…
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Disclaimer: We strive to bring you up to date research on a variety of topics. When reading our blogs, please note the date they were published to gauge how recent the research is. No information on our blog should be used as a substitute for direct medical advice from a qualified doctor or clinician. Instead, we encourage you to print out our blogs and bring them to your healthcare provider as supplementary material.