The University of Manchester are working with Manchester City Council's Women's Health and Justice Programme, and Manchester Women's Aid, to understand women's health in Manchester.
Local partners, community and voluntary organisations, faith groups, services, researchers, and people with relevant experience are being asked to share evidence that can inform a review of women's health outcomes in Manchester.
The review looks at health outcomes for women in Manchester, including cisgender women, transgender women and non-binary people assigned female at birth, looking at what's driving inequalities between different groups of women.
The researchers are especially keen to hear about women facing the greatest health inequalities in Manchester. These have been identified as disabled women, women from minoritised ethnic communities (particularly Bangladeshi, Pakistani, Black African and Black Caribbean women), women from different religion or belief groups (particularly Muslim and Jewish communities), LGB women, trans women and non-binary people, and women living in areas of high deprivation (particularly Harpurhey and Collyhurst, Miles Platting, Gorton and Openshaw and Wythenshawe, Woodhouse Park and Benchill, and Longsight and Ardwick).
This could include local reports, needs assessments, service evaluations, community-led research, consultation findings, anonymised service data, case studies, or other insight that wouldn't normally show up in an academic search. Evidence can be shared in draft or final form.
To submit evidence, you should include where you can:
- What it is and who it's from
- When it covers
- Who or which community it relates to
- Where in Manchester it applies
- Anything the researchers need to know to interpret it properly
All evidence will be considered against the review's scope. It may help the researchers to find relevant evidence, spot gaps, and make sure the review reflects what's really happening for women in Manchester.
How to submit: send evidence to either tracy.epton@manchester.ac.uk or cath.prescott@gmmh.nhs by 19th August 2026.
Identifiable personal information shouldn’t be included unless you have clear permission to share it. If your evidence includes sensitive personal experience, this should be anonymised or summarised before sending it.