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[Can the gender perspective be assessed in research projects?].
M Dolores Ariño1, Concepción Tomás, Mercedes Eguiluz
1Centro de Salud San Pablo, Zaragoza, España. mdarinno@salud.aragon.es
Gaceta Sanitaria
|March 8, 2011
Summary
This study developed a 15-question protocol to identify gender perspective in research projects. Implementing this tool can enhance research quality and reduce health inequities.
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Gender Studies
- Research Methodology
Context:
- Gender perspective, rooted in feminist theory, is crucial for analyzing and addressing health inequalities.
- Existing assessment tools for integrating gender perspective into research are limited.
- Promoting equity in health necessitates the systematic inclusion of gender considerations in research.
Purpose:
- To develop a protocol/questionnaire for assessing the presence of a gender perspective in research projects.
- To address the gap in available assessment tools for gender in research.
- To facilitate the integration of gender analysis into scientific inquiry.
Summary:
- A qualitative methodology, employing group discussions and expert meetings, was used to develop the protocol.
- The protocol comprises 15 structured questions, distributed across key research stages: introduction, goals/hypotheses, methodology, and overall project implementation.
- The protocol was designed through dialectical analysis of core concepts in research and gender.
Impact:
- The developed protocol effectively identifies research projects incorporating a gender perspective.
- Implementation of this protocol is expected to improve overall research quality.
- Utilizing the protocol will contribute to reducing gender inequities in health outcomes and research.
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