When women thrive, society thrives. Research has shown time and time again that healthier women drive better outcomes for families, organizations and communities. And yet there is a pervasive gap in education, access and funding directly addressing the specific health and performance challenges women face. 

The U.S. National Institutes of Health spent $45B on biomedical research in 2022 alone, yet only 15% of this budget was allocated to women’s health. Women researchers receive about half the grant funding of their male research counterparts, and women participants are historically under-represented in clinical trials. These gaps are even wider for Trans, Black, Hispanic and American Indian and Alaska Native women, as well as women with disabilities, who face the full gamut of intersectional barriers preventing access to quality care.

This petition is to show support around increased funding and public information around progress in these areas:

1. Improving access and distillation of current women’s health and performance research, for ease of utilization by policymakers. This specifically must include information and existing science on female physiology and hormones.
2. Creating an interdisciplinary taskforce to drive collaboration across all stakeholders to improve speed and strength of outcomes. This includes the three federal branches, state and local governments, public research institutions and private sector companies.
3. Grant creation to improve funding for research on women’s health and performance, prioritizing NIH dollars dedicated to projects targeting women participants, led by women researchers. 

Please sign to show your support and help us advance our mission for equity in this space.