OUR MISSION
To drive better health policy and practice with high quality evidence to improve women’s health
Click HereCWHR focuses on factors that affect the health and wellbeing of women across the life course.
Our research priorities
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Feature Study – ALSWH
The Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health (ALSWH) is Australia’s largest and longest running study of its kind.
What the statistics say…
Women of all ages reported that they were very or extremely stressed during the pandemic in 2020:
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of women aged 25-31
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of women aged 42-47
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of women aged 69-74
"Covid-19 has made my work life extremely busy and is causing me severe stress and anxiety. I feel depleted when I get home from work and have little energy for my husband and children. I am very easily brought to tears and often feel physically sick."
woman aged 42-47
"I'm also anxious about the extra pressure on employees - being expected to THRIVE in lockdown, when some days it's hard to just get up."
woman aged 25-31
"Home schooling has been very difficult when working from home, I am torn between helping the children (6 and 10) and actually getting any work done. The home schooling magnifies my guilt of working, when I want to be helping the children."
woman aged 42-47
"I don't think that people living alone were thought of enough during lockdown. And that there wasn't a big enough focus on mental health, and the effect that having our lives taken away from us had!!"
woman aged 42-47
It's our vision to achieve optimal health for all women.
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Are you passionate about women’s health? Join our network of dedicated researchers and clinicians and help us achieve optimal health for all women.