About the WLC

UsAgainstAlzheimer’s has, since its founding in 2010, been committed to advancing policies on behalf of those communities hardest hit by Alzheimer’s disease, including women. We created our Women’s Leadership Council (WLC) to connect influential women and empower them to take action to catalyze a movement focused on brain health, Alzheimer’s prevention, and health equity.

As a member of the Women’s Leadership Council, you can play an instrumental role in our efforts to create immediate change. Through your support, your advocacy, and outreach to your networks, you can generate much-needed progress in the fight to end Alzheimer’s.

Toward that end, we encourage members to:

• Convene brain health, Alzheimer’s prevention, and health equity conversations and roundtables in their workplaces and communities;
• Amplify UsAgainstAlzheimer’s brain health, Alzheimer’s prevention, and health equity messages on social media; and
• Introduce UsAgainstAlzheimer’s to companies and individuals that may want to participate in and financially support UsA2’s work.

Membership Benefits

There are two membership types for the WLC – corporate and individual. The benefits for each type of membership are as follows:

Corporate

• Two seats on the Women’s Leadership Council
• A vital leadership role in UsAgainstAlzheimer’s mission to end Alzheimer’s disease
• The opportunity to network and share updates, ideas and resources throughout the year through:
  • Women’s Leadership Council meetings (held virtually, three times/year)
  • Women’s Leadership Council’s private, members-only LinkedIn group
• Access to brain health and Alzheimer’s prevention information, tools and resources through the BrainGuide® platform
• Corporate recognition in the UsAgainstAlzheimer’s annual report

Individual

• One seat on the Women’s Leadership Council
• A vital leadership role in UsAgainstAlzheimer’s mission to end Alzheimer’s disease
• The opportunity to network and share updates, ideas and resources throughout the year through:
  • Women’s Leadership Council meetings (held virtually, three times/year)
  • Women’s Leadership Council’s private, members-only LinkedIn group
• Access to brain health and Alzheimer’s prevention information, tools and resources through the BrainGuide® platform
• Individual recognition in the UsAgainstAlzheimer’s annual report

Women Alzheimer’s Statistics

Alzheimer’s is one of the most devastating age-related diseases facing women today. Women are disproportionately affected by Alzheimer’s disease:

• About 2/3 of Americans diagnosed with Alzheimer’s are women.
• 63% of all unpaid Alzheimer’s and dementia caregivers are women.
• 19% of women caring for those with Alzheimer’s have had to quit work owing to caregiving duties.
• Overall, women bear 80 percent of the total cost of Alzheimer’s, which is set to rise dramatically as the disease’s prevalence increases to epidemic proportion.