Date Posted: December 22, 2023

NIH recently published a full report on its fiscal years (FY) 2021 and 2022 research activities pertaining to the health of women. The Report of the Advisory Committee on Research on Women’s Health: Office of Research on Women's Health and NIH Support for Research on Women's Health, known as the Biennial Report, details the NIH-wide programs and accomplishments carried out in fulfillment of ORWH’s core mission. It also includes a summary of ORWH activities during FY 2021-2022.

Members of the Advisory Committee on Research on Women’s Health (ACRWH) submitted this report to the NIH Director through the Director of ORWH, who is also the NIH Associate Director for Research on Women’s Health. The report illustrates the breadth and depth of the research, programs, and activities undertaken by ORWH and the NIH institutes, centers, and offices (ICOs) to achieve ORWH’s mission and support implementation of the 2019-2023 Trans-NIH Strategic Plan for Women’s Health Research.

The report highlights noteworthy developments in inclusion, research on sex and gender, maternal morbidity and mortality, and careers. Read the full FY 2021-2022 report and past reports here.