26.02.26: General Assembly of the Swiss Society for Gender Health

After 4 years of informal activity, the Swiss Gender Health Network became an official Association, the Swiss Society for Gender Health (SSGH).

Its aim is to promote the integration of sex and gender in health, paying particular attention to health education, research, healthcare practice, and policy.

Register to participate in the General Assembly: https://www.ssgh.ch/event/general-assembly 

Agenda of the General Assembly: here

Further information:

• Articles of the SSGH Association: here
• List of Committee members : here
• SSGH on LinkedIn
• SSGH website: Swiss Society for Gender Health | SSGH

Context 

The Constituent Assembly took place on September 10, 2024, at the University of Lucerne. The SGHN was renamed the Swiss Society for Gender Health!

The Swiss Gender Health Network (SGHN) was revitalised in 2019. Since then, it has been working on an informal basis and was mostly dedicated to supporting sex and gender mainstreaming. 

Thanks to the SGHN, we were able to join forces and to get support from swissuniversities on the project “Sex and Gender integration in the Swiss Medical Curriculum” (P-7 call 2021-2024: Diversity, inclusion and equal opportunities in university development). 

To date, the network includes more than 280 members interested in sex and gender issues, coming from all parts of Switzerland. Members have various professional backgrounds but all share an interest in sex and gender issues in healthcare.

Providing a committee and a strong structure will help gaining visibility, financial support and promote the integration of sex and gender in health.

If you want to be added to the members list or have any questions, please contact: virginie.schlueter@unisante.ch