Women's health

A dataset on the quality of women's physical and mental health in various parts of the world, compiled by the World Health Organization.

A list of the most common diseases among women, and which risk factors are taken into account for prevention.

A series of information on women's health, as well as the range of medical services and specialist fields aimed at treating women's diseases.

An analysis of the latest scientific articles on menstruation, fertility and reproductive biology.

An article studying endometriosis, from clinical evaluation to diagnosis and treatment.

A review of the literature from various databases on the sexual health of women who have sex with other women, and the related sexually transmitted diseases.

A collection of risk factors that influence women's mental health.

A guide that provides tools for training people interested in the gender perspective in mental health, and highlights resources for preventing gender-based violence.

A project focusing on training, support, awareness and empowerment for women with mental health issues, aimed at Catalan women.

A report that assesses the impact of the socio-economic factors caused by the gender gap on the emotional health of Spanish women.

A blog post on the gender gap in outcomes for mental health disorders, highlighting inequalities across all areas of the translational spectrum.

A guide to the social image of women and the impacts that this representation can have on mental health and habits in everyday life, produced by the Spanish Ministry of Equality.

A report setting out how women's experiences of mental illness may differ from men's, and strategic priorities for the future.

A study that analyses mental disorders in pregnant women and how they can be negatively influenced by various factors.

An article that deals with perceptions, barriers to access and new developments focused on improving mental health in women in the perinatal period.

An article that assesses how autistic women "camouflage" feelings of discomfort in social situations, in order to influence how they are treated by mental health professionals.

An article on how women who go to primary healthcare centres with mental health issues are treated, and proposals for intervention in these cases.

A documentary on obstetric violence and women's mental health in healthcare.

An article that examines how patients of different genders are treated differently, including several hypotheses that may influence this differentiation.

An article that analyses the strategies used by migrant women to overcome the barriers to accessing Argentina's healthcare system.

An article that looks at how the use of digital technologies can have a positive or negative influence on the gender gap in the healthcare field.

A study that examines health disparities between genders, and to evaluate the use of healthcare for gender reasons.

A literature review of articles evaluating gender equality policies in health, and examples of evidence in women's health policies.

An article that analyses how a country's economy can influence healthcare for women and their experiences with maternity issues.

A study that investigates the social factors behind self-reported health in women and men, and the differences observed in the health system.

A study that analyses the obstacles that female doctors have to overcome throughout their careers.

A historical overview of public health medicine in England and the gender neutral specialist field that was created.

An article that examines the success of women doctors based on various social factors unrelated to medicine.

An article that examines the leadership positions held by women in the field of medicine, and the regulatory measures necessary to ensure equal opportunities between genders.

An article that discusses how the social standards imposed on women give them highly valuable skills and assets in relation to bedside manner.

A study that examines the reasons for salary differences among healthcare professionals, and why the gender gap remains in force in this area.

The WHAM report is a series of studies examining the impact of accelerating sex- and gender-based health research on women, their families and the economy.

A study that examines study programmes at medical schools in the United States to assess the inclusion of women's health and gender-specific information, and to identify institutional characteristics associated with this content.

A study that compares menstrual hygiene products available on the market, and evaluates them to obtain a better understanding of the capacity and use of these products.

A guide that provides a gender perspective to achieve equity in health, based on biological factors, gender roles and relationships, as well as sociocultural factors.

A UOC news report that explores how gender bias affects the design, recommendations and implementation of health policies, taking digital platforms into account.

Dr Paula Johnson's TED Talk on how medical research often ignores the difference between men and women at the cellular level, and how this influences disease and its treatment.

Dr Alyson McGregor's TED Talk on how most medications have only been tested on men, meaning that their side effects on women are unknown.

A Spanish breast cancer research foundation. It promotes research, education and outreach to provide information about treatments and side effects.

A private non-profit charitable institution, which aims to promote teaching and research related to senology and breast cancer, and to facilitate and promote the work of the professionals in this field.

A non-governmental organization that undertakes and promotes activities, training and awareness-raising actions on women's health.

A collaborative organization for the research of medicines with a gender perspective in clinical practice.

A foundation that works to reduce gender inequalities in health.

A foundation that promotes research into biological sex differences in disease, and improvements in women's health through science, policy and education.

A group of activists working to shape policy and support consumers' health decisions, monitoring the work of regulatory agencies and the healthcare industry.

An association of professional women working in public health which fights for gender equality for health and care workers.

A multidisciplinary organization dedicated to advancing medicine and improving women's health. It works to promote women doctors, defend equality and guarantee quality in healthcare.

A coalition of health professionals and patient advocate organizations with expertise in women's health, charged with developing, reviewing and updating recommendations for preventive service guidelines for women.

A set of resources provided by the Catalan Women's Institute on the subject of health and gender, regarding inequalities in access and treatment.

A network of women which fights to guarantee women's access to neutral and truthful information, and works to counter the excessive medicalization of women in natural processes.

A non-governmental organization promoting gender equality in public health, research and social policies in Europe.