Jacqui McCallum: A Call to Action from the WSO 2025 Scientific Statement on Sex and Gender Differences in Stroke
Jacqui McCallum, Executive Director, Brand, Communications and Advocacy at the Stroke Foundation, shared on LinkedIn:
”Stroke is one of the biggest killers of Australian women. Yet it rarely features in conversations about women’s health.
Each year in Australia, more than 24,800 women experienced a stroke.
Today, almost 196,000 women are living with its long-term impacts.
And the inequities are real.
Women are more likely to be misdiagnosed or diagnosed later, delaying time-critical treatment.
They are under-represented in clinical trials, meaning evidence doesn’t always reflect women’s experience or needs.
And after stroke, women are more likely to experience poorer recovery, reduced independence and lower quality of life.
Some of this is driven by biology. Women face sex-specific risk factors linked to pregnancy, hormonal changes and menopause.
But many of the inequities are systemic.
For First Nations women, the inequities are even more pronounced.
The World Stroke Organization’s 2025 Scientific Statement calls for urgent action to address sex and gender differences in stroke risk, care and outcomes.
That means:
- Better recognition of women-specific stroke risk factors
- Gender-responsive prevention and treatment pathways
- Greater awareness among both the community and health professionals
- Stronger representation of women in stroke research
Stroke doesn’t treat men and women equally, and that difference could cost women their lives.
If we are serious about improving women’s health in Australia, stroke must be part of the national conversation and policy agenda.”
Stay updated with Hemostasis Today.
-
Apr 15, 2026, 09:10Shall I Bleed Less with Age? Just 2 Weeks Until the Webinar – EHC
-
Apr 15, 2026, 08:51Moustafa Abdou: Sutimlimab is Transforming Outcomes in Cold Agglutinin Disease
-
Apr 15, 2026, 04:52Ulrich Pecks: Personalized Approaches to VTE Prevention in Pregnant Women with Inherited Thrombophilia
-
Apr 15, 2026, 04:06Brenda Pleasant: Insights from the HFA Symposium on Hemophilia Care
-
Apr 15, 2026, 03:43Lexy Halloran: Addressing Diagnostic Inequities in Women with Chronic Conditions
-
Apr 14, 2026, 17:32Denise M.: Surviving Sepsis 2026 – The Upstream Revolution
-
Apr 14, 2026, 17:23Meghanath Yenni։ What’s New in Acute Ischemic Stroke in 2026
-
Apr 14, 2026, 17:11Phil Spinella: What Dose of TXA for Children With Severe Traumatic Bleeding Should You Use?
-
Apr 14, 2026, 17:08Abdulrahman Katib: How Endovascular Stenting Is Transforming the Treatment of Severe PTS