- April 13, 2022
Lean in and Listen: Gender Differences in Science Communication
- April 11, 2022
Beyond the Madness of March: Improving the Health of Female Athletes
- March 16, 2022
The Heart: Connectedness to Conquer Isolation
- February 28, 2022
To Sleep or Not to Sleep: Race, Gender, and Insomnia
- February 14, 2022
Pesky Skin Blemishes
- January 24, 2022
Oh, the Aches and Pains
- January 19, 2022
Why Women Suffer More From Zoom Fatigue
- December 02, 2021
To: Why Didn’t I Know This? Re: Menopause
- November 08, 2021
Burning Up and Out
Why Didn't I Know This?
Women's Health Research at Yale's Student-Led Blog
In 2017, Dhikshitha Balaji, Class of ’18, began her fellowship with Women’s Health Research at Yale. Not long into her fellowship, Balaji kept asking herself the same question over and over again: “Why didn’t I know this?” She was shocked when she learned of the historical lack of sex-and-gender-specific research and was inspired to get the word out by starting a student-led blog. The blog — fittingly titled “Why Didn’t I Know This?” — focuses on how WHRY and others are narrowing that gap.
Suyeon Hong, Class of ’20, took over the blog for the 2018-19 school year, followed by Anjali Walia, Class of ’21, and Ke'ala Akau, Class of ’22. This year, Ke’ala has passed the torch to a pair of new students on the team: Margaret Hankins and Gillian Clouser.
Margaret (left) is a sophomore at Trumbull College planning to major in Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry. Gillian (right) is a junior at Timothy Dwight College studying Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology and Anthropology. Together, they are offering their personal perspectives on the latest in women’s health issues, and thoughts on advancing both policies and practices to help the health of women.
View the latest blog posts below, or check out our archive of former posts here.