Where was women’s health 35 years ago? Where do we want women’s health to be in 35 years? The Society for Women's Health Research resides at the intersection of these points in time.

Thirty-five years ago, women were not required to be included in medical research, and there wasn’t consensus across the medical field that it was important to study women’s health.

Since the Society for Women's Health Research (SWHR) was founded in 1990, SWHR has been the national thought leader dedicated to advancing women’s health and promoting research on sex differences to optimize women’s health across the lifespan. SWHR played an integral role in helping stand up the NIH Office of Research on Women’s Health (1990), the HHS Office on Women’s Health (1991), and the FDA Office of Women’s Health (1994). Explore SWHR's Timeline to learn more.

We’ve published more than 20 toolkits, 40 fact sheets, and 440 blogs. We’ve worked closely with over 345 experts to gather tens of roundtables, host over 65 hours of webinars and produce materials for 27 unique topics in women’s health that differently, disproportionately, or exclusively affect women.

📢 We need women’s health to be at the forefront of science, policy, and education.

📢 We need women’s health to be talked about widely, often, and without stigma.

📢 We have the momentum; we can’t slow down the investment, focus, or conversation for women’s health research.

In celebration of our 35th year, will you join us in our mission of improving women’s health through science, policy, and education and make a donation today? Help us ensure women’s health research is a priority.

Check out other ways to celebrate with us at swhr.org/35years

Join us in making women’s health mainstream.

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The Society for Women’s Health Research (SWHR) is a national nonprofit and thought leader dedicated to advancing women’s health through science, policy, and education while promoting research on sex differences to optimize women’s health. Founded in 1990 by a group of physicians, medical researchers, and health advocates, SWHR is making women’s health mainstream by addressing unmet needs and research gaps in women’s health. Thanks to SWHR’s efforts, women are now routinely included in most major medical research studies and more scientists are considering sex as a biological variable in their research. Visit www.swhr.org for more information.

Society for Women's Health Research's 35th Anniversary

By The Society for Women's Health Research

Society for Women's Health Research's 35th Anniversary

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