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Better healthcare for women starts with better research—but women's health hasn't always been a priority. We're working to change that by investing in groundbreaking research that leads to real impact.

Women's health is vital. Let's treat it that way.

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Why Care?

75%

Women are up to 75% more likely than men to experience adverse drug reactions.¹

7%

Only about 7% of CIHR grants support research on female-specific health.²

70%

70% of patients with ‘medically unexplained symptoms’ are women.³

Sources
  1. (1) Source: Rademaker, M. (2001) Do Women Have More Adverse Drug Reactions? American Journal of Clinical Dermatology 2 (6): 340–351. DOI: 10.2165/00128071-200102060-00001
  2. (2) Source: Partnership for Women's Health Research Canada. (n.d.). New data reveals cost of Canada’s women’s health funding gap – and how to address it. https://pwhr.org/news/pwhr-canadas-womens-health-funding-gap-news-article_2/ Accessed October 2026.
  3. (3) Source: Dusenbury, M. (2017) Doing Harm: The Truth About How Bad Medicine and Lazy Science Leave Women Dismissed, Misdiagnosed, and Sick. Harper One. Excerpt: BBC Future. Accessed September 2020.

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Women's Health Collective Canada is a strategic alliance of Canada's leading women's health and hospital foundations.

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