Resources & Training
The following is a noncomprehensive list of resources relevant to conducting sex/gender, and women’s health research.
The following is a noncomprehensive list of resources relevant to conducting sex/gender, and women’s health research.
Foundational Concept Webinars and Trainings Webinars
- “Considering Inclusion in Research: An Introduction to Scientific and Policy Perspectives ,” lecture by Janine A. Clayton, M.D., FARVO, ORWH Director
- “Women and Minorities as Participants in NIH Clinical Research ,” lecture by Samia Noursi, Ph.D., ORWH Associate Director for Science Policy, Planning, and Analysis
Trainings
- Office of Research on Women’s Health (ORWH) free e-learning courses
- Integrating Sex & Gender in Health Research (Institute of Gender and Health, Canadian Institutes of Health Research)
- Gendered Innovations in Science, Health & Medicine, Engineering, and Environment (Stanford University)
- Meet the Methods series (Institute of Gender and Health, Canadian Institutes of Health Research)
National/International Societies and Organizations
- NIH Office of Research on Women's Health (ORWH) serves as the focal point for women's health research at the National Institutes of Health.
- NIH The Sexual & Gender Minority Research Office (SGMRO) coordinates sexual and gender minority (SGM)–related research and activities by working directly with the NIH Institutes, Centers, and Offices.
- Organization for the Study of Sex Differences is a unique specific organization that seeks to enhance knowledge of sex/gender differences by facilitating interdisciplinary communication and collaboration among scientists and clinicians of diverse backgrounds.
- Society for Women's Health Research is a national nonprofit dedicated to promoting research on biological differences in diseases and improving women's health through science, policy, and education.
- World Health Organization Women’s Health initiatives.
- The White House Initiative on Women’s Health Research launched November 2023 with the goal to fundamentally change how our country approaches and funds research on women’s health.
- The US Department of Veterans AffairsOffice of Research & Development on Women’s Health Research
- The U.S. Food & Drug Administration Office of Women’s Health initiatives on Women’s Health Research
The National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine Assessment of NIH Research on Women’s Health and Consensus Study Report on Advancing Research on Chronic Conditions in Women