Women’s health is about more than medical care — it’s about creating the conditions for women to live well, thrive, and contribute fully to their families, workplaces, and communities. When women are healthy, everyone benefits.

But the reality is, women continue to face unique challenges and systemic gaps:

• Research gaps: For decades, women were underrepresented in medical research. This means treatments, medications, and even diagnostic criteria were designed around men’s bodies, leaving women at risk of misdiagnosis or ineffective treatment.

• Different symptoms, delayed diagnoses: Conditions like heart disease, ADHD, and autoimmune disorders often present differently in women — but healthcare systems still default to a “male standard.” The result: women wait longer for diagnoses, and their concerns are more likely to be dismissed.

• Mental health matters: Women experience higher rates of anxiety, depression, and trauma, often connected to social pressures, caregiving demands, and gender-based violence. These issues are real health challenges that deserve as much attention as physical illness.

• Chronic conditions: Women are more likely to live with autoimmune conditions, osteoporosis, thyroid disorders, migraines, and chronic pain. Yet many struggle to find providers who understand the complexity of their experiences.

• Social and cultural factors: Health isn’t shaped by biology alone. Work, caregiving roles, financial strain, cultural stigma, and inequities in healthcare access all directly affect women’s health outcomes.