In this, the Global Year Against Pain, the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP)  (http://www.iasp-pain.org) is launching the 'Real Women, Real Pain' campaign to draw attention to the significant impact of chronic pain on women and the lack of attention to this global problem.

IASP has produced 18 fact sheets on female-specific pain issues in English, Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish, Gujarati and Hindi - available online at: http://www.iasp-pain.org/globalyear.

Each year IASP focuses on raising awareness of a different aspect of pain that has global implications. The focus for 2008 will be Pain in Women, highlighting the Real Women, Real Pain campaign.