WHAM

WHAM, Women’s Health Access Matters, is a nonprofit organization working to increase awareness of and accelerate funding for women’s health research and investment to transform women’s lives and the economy. 

WHAM is the essential resource for data on women’s health, committed to making an impact in diseases and conditions that exclusively, differently, or disproportionately affect women across four primary disease verticals.

OUR FOCUS

• Autoimmune Disease
• Brain Health
• Cancer
• Heart Health

The lives of women and men will vastly improve through research that is equally inclusive of women and men in trials – and female and male animals in preliminary research. By conducting research in parity and reporting sex outcomes separately, health breakthroughs will be accelerated, and health outcomes around the world improved – leading to economic returns.

THE OPPORTUNITY

Women’s health research generates greater economic returns on investment – Investing $350 million generates $14 billion to our economy.

Investing in diseases that affect women predominantly, differently, or exclusively is a transformative opportunity for health and economic growth. This untapped market offers outsized returns and better health outcomes for all.

WHAM estimates that every $1 invested in women’s health research yields $44 in returns, fueling groundbreaking innovation and healthier futures.

WHAM’S 3NOT30 INITATIVE

• Double the Budget: Double the NIH budget for women’s health research, potentially adding $14 billion to the economy, and double VC investment in women-founded startups
• Improve Diversity and Access to Clinical Trials: Increase diversity and improve access to clinical trials
• Mine the Data: Ensure studies analyze and report results by sex and create a WHAM Accountability Index

HOW WHAM IS CREATING CHANGE

• The WHAM Report: a series of studies conducted by The RAND Corporation that quantify the costs and economic benefits of increasing investments in women’s health research.
• The WHAM Research Collaborative: brings together researchers and clinicians from leading institutions focused on women’s health research who help guide many of the decisions WHAM makes.
• The WHAM Investigator’s Fund: provides early-stage research grants to cutting-edge scientists focused on exploring the role of sex and gender in women’s health outcomes.
• The WHAM Investment Collaborative: launching in Fall 2024, this initiative aims to double the venture capital investment in women-owned companies from 2% to 4%, spurring innovation in diagnostics, treatments, and prevention for women’s health

Visit whamnow.org and thewhamreport.org to learn more and support accelerating women’s health research.

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VISIONARY COLLABORATORS

We are very grateful for the support of WHAM’s Lead Collaborator’s. WHAM’s Partners are premiere institutions and organizations who are seen as leaders and pathfinders in each of our four disease areas creating the criteria that will ultimately affect how women’s health research is conducted. WHAM’s leadership of this research project was encouraged through the generous support and collaboration from the following organizations:

WHAM BOARD

WHAM is grateful for the intellectual and financial support of our dedicated board members who have generously funded WHAM since its inception in 2018.

WHAM RESEARCH COLLABORATIVE

The WHAM Research Collaborative is a dynamic group of leaders, researchers and clinicians across disciplines who are passionate about women’s health research and the study of sex differences. Women make up more than 50% of the US population and nearly half the workforce, yet women remain underrepresented in medical research, drug research and medical device development – even in diseases that disproportionately affect them. The Research Collaborative helps WHAM prioritize key questions for women’s health research, identify opportunities to invest in cutting-edge research, and make change in the research community to accelerate a greater focus on women’s health.