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Pres & CEO @SWHR, #WomensHealth #MakeWomensHealthMainstream Mom of 3, spin, run, knit. All views my own.

Joined April 2013
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Too many women face a "diagnostic odyssey" at the doctor's office. This $20 billion plan could change things. cbsn.ws/3Vp8JBl
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Women comprise more than half the US population, yet for decades their health needs have been understudied and underserved. We need a #WomensHealthMoonshot. Today, SWHR, ACOG, and @wfrcoalition released a National Strategy to Close the Women’s Health Gap: swhr.org/nationalstrategy
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Today, July 15, SWHR, ACOG, and @wfrcoalition gathered on Capitol Hill to share the National Strategy to Close the Women’s Health Gap, a framework for measuring against a $20 billion, 10-year federal investment in women’s health. #WomensHealthMoonshot swhr.org/nationalstrategy.
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SWHR CEO Kathryn Schubert @k8eschubert hosted a conversation with Sara Hirsh Bordo, founder of Women Rising® and author of "Autoimmunity & the Good Girls", to discuss women’s empowerment & gaps in women’s health research. Read about the event on the blog: swhr.org/book-event-brings-t…
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Protect women through research not from research. Let’s close the women’s health gap.
Hear from SWHR CEO Kathryn Schubert @k8eschubert in the new podcast series A Study on Trial, by It's Not a Purse. Schubert unpacks the consequences of the women’s health gap. Catch the first episode today, for #EqualResearchDay, featuring Evvy co-founder Laine Bruzek: youtube.com/channel/UCDgGdAf…
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This is what this is all about, folks. . . emerging scholars, looking at important questions, to further understanding about health and wellbeing. These are future leader-scientists! #womenshealth #sexdifferencesresearch
SWHR is thrilled to honor three 2026 Emerging Scholars in Women’s Health Research Awardees at the @OSSDtweets Annual Meeting #OSSD2026. Please help us congratulate Elle Murata, Sarah Broders, and Leah Conrad for their work on Immunology & Women: swhr.org/event/swhr-emerging…
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It’s Sex Differences Awareness Day today, and @SWHR is marking it at the @OSSDtweets 20th anniversary meeting. Two things to check out in the comments!
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"SWHR, thank you for the work you have done for decades, with purpose," said Alex Taylor. "What keeps me going in this work is possibility. When you work in women’s health, you see the gap, but you also see what’s possible on the other side of it." #SWHRGala
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I hope you’ll join us!
Don't forget to save the date for the 36th Annual Awards #SWHRGala this spring! Join SWHR on April 16 to celebrate the accomplishments of women’s health champions & network with key stakeholders. The 2024 Gala & 2025 Gala sold out, so don’t miss out: ow.ly/TcA250XVJ7v.
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I’m a little late but every day should be #WomensHealthResearchDay … turn your journey to advocacy to action 💜
Ahead of Jan 25 #WomensHealthResearchDay, we're talking about #advocacy as a tool to advance women's health. Watch SWHR's new advocacy video today: swhr.org/resources/advocatin… Thanks to Lauren Ruotolo @k8eschubert Erika Sward @UsAgainstAlzheimers Sateria Venable @FibroidFoundation!
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“Every single breakthrough really truly starts with an individual or group of people who are here to take action.” - Kathryn Schubert, MPP, CAE, President & CEO of SWHR @k8eschubert #WomensHealthResearchDay Watch SWHR's new advocacy video to learn more! swhr.org/resources/advocatin…
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Thank you to our great panel: Kathryn Schubert @k8eschubert, MPP, CAE, @SWHR (far left); Olga Lucia Torres, MS, JD, Narrative Medicine Lecturer, Columbia University, Northeast Advocacy Chair, @LupusOrg (middle left) (1/2)
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We are thrilled to be at the Women’s Health Research Celebration this evening! Hosted by the Friends of ORWH #FORWH, women's health champions gathered for a celebratory reception to mark the 35th anniversary of the @NIH Office of Research on Women’s Health (ORWH). @k8eschubert
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So true … removing the black box warning from vaginal estrogen will make a huge difference to the health of women. #WomensHealth #MakeWomensHealthMainstream
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#DYK? #Obesity is more complicated than calorie consumption. It is complex disease, different in each individual. Sex, hormones, genetics, nutrition, age, physical activity, medications are all contribute to obesity risk. Read more: ow.ly/P8jG50X9Ojb #SWHRtalksObesity
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Thanks @ForeignPolicy for inviting SWHR CEO Kathryn Schubert @k8eschubert to the Her Power: Progress Under Pressure event at #UNGA80, with Dr. Claus Runge (Bayer) & Dr. Jessica Shepherd (Hers). Catch the panel at 1:38:00: youtube.com/live/0kYaiEZg9y4… Photo credit 1-3 Jonathan Heisler.
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NEW RESOURCE! SWHR recommends four priority areas to close persistent gaps in #PCOS care to improve health for women. Read the latest call to action, "Aligning Research, Policy, and Practice to Transform PCOS Care." ow.ly/GcjY50WWHj9 #SWHRtalksPCOS #PCOSAwarenessMonth
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