Women Who Rock™ and Magee-Womens Research Institute & Foundation Are Working Together to End Disparities

"I've had my own personal experiences of women's health issues affecting my family, friends, and colleagues. Through those experiences, I discovered that women are underrepresented in healthcare research funding and learned that Pittsburgh was home to Magee-Womens Research Institute, the nation's largest research institute dedicated to women's health. Learning about the disparity in research dollars made me think: why not unite and rock the future of healthcare for all women through the power of music?" - Melinda Colaizzi, Founder & CEO of Women Who Rock™

For Women Who Rock™, music is the means for a connection that amplifies a larger impact and awareness.

• Did you know that for national music festival lineups, generally, less than 20 percent of headline acts are women?
• Did you know there wasn't even a research institute dedicated to women's health until 1992?
• Did you know you can impact both of those disparities by joining the Women Who Rock™ movement?

JOIN FORCES WITH Women Who Rock™ & MAGEE-WOMENS RESEARCH INSTITUTE & FOUNDATION

From woman-controlled HIV protection to therapies that could prevent the recurrence of ovarian & breast cancer, Magee-Womens Research Institute & Foundation is impacting lives every day. Founded in 1992, Magee-Womens Research Institute became the first research institute in the United States dedicated to women's health and reproductive biology. Thirty years later, MWRI has a collaborative community of 380+ top-tier researchers, physician-scientists, and clinicians, as well as 319 active studies spanning 292 different conditions with 162,000 clinical trial participants around the world.

Proceeds from Women Who Rock™ events, such as the annual Benefit Concert at Stage AE in Pittsburgh, directly support the lifesaving research and patient care initiatives at Magee-Womens Research Institute and UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital.