While lawmakers are on recess this August, SWHR continues to advocate for women’s health research funding and champion science-based policies to close the women’s health gap.

Our policy team works year-round to monitor and advance federal legislation, engage with policymakers, and create accessible resources that drive policies to improve health and quality of life outcomes for women across the lifespan.

From pushing for increased federal funding for medical research to making sure women’s health remains a national priority, we are on the front lines every day.

Here are just a few of the ways we’ve been championing women’s health research recently:

2025-2026 Women’s Health Policy Agenda

Congressional Briefing: Policy Pathways to Addressing Obesity Disparities in Women

Press Conference: Uterine Health Awareness and Prevention

Sign-on letter: Calling on Congress to Preserve Women’s Health Research Funding

Call to Action: Transforming Alzheimer’s Disease Diagnosis and Care Through Policy

Testimony: Outside Witness Testimony to Senate on FY 2026 Appropriations

Toolkit: Endometriosis Advocacy Toolkit

Your support helps make this work possible. A donation—of any size—helps us continue our mission to ensure women’s health is no longer an afterthought. Donating only takes 5 minutes, and it creates a lasting impact.

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.

The Future is Female (and Funded)

By The Society for Women's Health Research

The Future is Female (and Funded)

Congress May Be in Recess, But SWHR's Advocacy Never Rests