Welcome to Our New CEO Sandra Creamer AM
We are pleased to announce the Australian Women’s Health Alliance has appointed Sandra Creamer AM as Chief Executive Officer, following a merit interview. Sandra commenced work on 24 February 2025.
Media Statement – Addressing Gender Bias in Healthcare: A Call to Action
The recent #EndGenderBias survey has revealed that two-thirds of women feel dismissed, judged, or ignored when seeking reproductive and general health care.
A Gendered Lens on Acquired Brain Injury – New Member-Led Alliance Paper
This new position paper by Alliance member Phoebe-Nagorcka-Smith explores the links between brain injury, gender-based violence, and the impacts of systemic inaccessibility and sexism on women with disability and trauma.
Meet the New Alliance Board Members
There was great interest in our board nominations this year, resulting in the need for a ballot. Meet the newly elected board members.
AGM Highlights + Annual Report
Following our recent Annual General Meeting, we are pleased to share some highlights, including our 2023-2024 Annual Report.
Women’s Health is Having a Moment – Speech
Women’s health is having a moment. Nationwide, people are talking about women’s health. Topics like endometriosis and pelvic pain are frequently raised within electorate offices and party rooms.
Maintaining the Momentum: Driving improvements in women’s health
Following our AGM, an exciting panel of speakers joined us to discuss how we can capitalise on the current momentum in women’s health. Read more about the speakers and discussion.
From Lived Experience to Policy Action
‘I was first exposed to chronic conditions and women’s health as a public health issue in the same way many young women are – by living it.’ Read our new guest blog by Alliance member and policy advisor Kate May.
Gender-Responsive Health at the National Health Promotion Symposium – Recap
On 10 October, as part of the National Health Promotion Symposium in Ngunnawal Country, Canberra, Sienna Aguilar and Kate May from the Australian Women’s Health Alliance hosted an interactive workshop responding to the theme ‘Shaping the Future of Health Promotion.’
The Ultimate Choice – Rent, Groceries, or Contraceptives?
What would you choose: paying rent on time, affording groceries, or buying contraception?
For many women and gender diverse people in Australia, this impossible choice is the reality. We are shouldering the burden of contraception—physically, mentally, emotionally, and financially.
