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:
* Access to expert mentorship and consultation
* 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