Women with satisfying relationships tend to have fewer chronic illnesses

Women who have quality relationships in their 40s and 50s are less likely to develop multiple chronic conditions in older age.

31/01/2023

Women’s health experts appointed to tackle ‘medical misogyny’

ALSWH Directors appointed as members of the new National Women’s Health Advisory Council which will bring together diverse expertise to examine the unique challenges that women and girls experience in the health system.

21/10/2022

National plan to end violence against women and girls

ALSWH’s research expertise and over 25 years of data on the prevalence and impact of violence against women have informed the National Plan to End Violence against Women and Children. ALSWH was the first study…

Welcome to ALSWH
Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health

The Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health (known as Women’s Health Australia to its participants) is the largest, longest-running project of its kind ever conducted in Australia. The population-based survey explores the factors contributing to the health and wellbeing of over 57,000 Australian women* in four cohorts. Their data provides invaluable information about the health of women across the lifespan. Since its inception in 1996, ALSWH has informed federal and state government policies across a wide range of issues. The Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care funds the Study, and it is jointly managed by the University of Queensland and the University of Newcastle.

ALSWH is recruiting!

Many women have migrated to Australia from South, Southeast, and Northeast Asian countries since we first started this cohort in 1996. We are especially looking for women from these areas to join the Study. We need your voices to make sure our Study represents all Australian women. Please visit our study recruitment page to read the participant information statement and find out if you or someone you know may be eligible.

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From feminist roots:

The women behind ALSWH share their thoughts on the study’s roots in the women’s health movement and the advances made in over 25 years of women’s health research.

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