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WHO WE ARE:
We are a multidisciplinary network of women’s health educators, researchers, providers, planners, and advocates from all over the globe. We constitute an international professional and community network that is committed to improving the health of women and the quality of their lives.

Mission

Enhance empowerment, decrease inequity, and promote the health and well-being of women worldwide by
                            facilitating and supporting communication and networking among researchers, clinicians, educators,
                           
and community advocates.
Strategic Goals
     * Increase the impact of members (individually and collectively) through improving the health and
        well-being of women internationally
     * Contribute to reducing violence and its impact on vulnerable women across their life span in
        health and illness
     * Develop worldwide partnerships and coalitions for the purpose of decreasing risks affecting the
        health and well-being of women
     * Create a culture of mentorship within ICOWHI
     *
Increase and expand the scope of membership in ICOWHI

Become A Member
Benefits of Membership - ICOWHI provides members with an international forum to exchange information and support through:
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Access to expert mentorship and consultation
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Networking with international leaders in women's health
     * Reduced registration fees for all congresses (biannual)
     *
On-line subscription to the prestigious 10-issue journal, Health Care for Women International
       
(print  subscription also available)
     *
Opportunity to participate in two award presentations at each congress: the Phyllis N. Stern
        Distinguished Lectureship Award and the Taylor & Francis Distinguished Research Award

 

Board of Directors
 COUNCIL GENERAL
Afaf I. Meleis, USA

PAST COUNCIL GENERAL
Phyllis Noerager Stern, Canada/USA

OFFICERS

Patricia Davidson, Australia, President

Genevieve Gray, Australia, Treasurer

Susan Mattson, USA, Secretary


BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Alexandra A. Brewis, USA (New Zeland)

Hazel Brown, USA

Jackie Campbell, USA

Rosaly Correa-de-Araujo, USA (Brazil)

Eleanor K. Covan, USA

Karen Reesman, USA 

Solina Richter, Canada (South Africa)

Siriorn Sindhu, Thailand

Sandra Thomas, USA

Hanneke Van Maanen, Netherlands

PAST PRESIDENTS

Ferial A. Aly, Egypt

Else Guldager, Denmark

Marli Villela Mamede, Brazil

Marion Pybus, New Zealand

Jeanette Sasmor USA

Kyung Rim Shin, S. Korea

Earmporn Throngkrajai, Thailand

Sheila Dinotshe Tlou, Botswana