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Gendered Innovation in Health and Medicine
Londa Schiebinger1, Ineke Klinge2
1History of Science, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA. schieb@stanford.edu.
Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
|July 28, 2018
Summary
Effective research demands sex and gender analysis. The Gendered Innovations project offers advanced methods for analyzing sex and gender in cardiovascular disease research and policy.
Area of Science:
- Sex and gender in scientific research
- Cardiovascular disease research
Background:
- Excellence in scientific research necessitates meticulous sex and gender analysis.
- The Gendered Innovations project, established in 2009, pioneers advanced methodologies for integrating sex and gender considerations into research.
- This work focuses on recent advancements within cardiovascular disease research.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review recent developments in cardiovascular disease research through the lens of sex and gender analysis.
- To highlight the importance of analyzing sex as a biological variable.
- To examine the analysis of gender as a social and cultural factor.
Main Methods:
- Review of recent literature and case studies in cardiovascular disease.
- Analysis of methodologies for sex and gender integration in research.
- Examination of policy initiatives related to sex and gender in health.
Main Results:
- Identification of key advancements in understanding sex-specific and gender-specific aspects of cardiovascular disease.
- Demonstration of how sex and gender analysis can refine research questions and methodologies.
- Overview of policy developments aimed at promoting sex and gender equity in health research.
Conclusions:
- Integrating sex and gender analysis is crucial for advancing cardiovascular disease research.
- The Gendered Innovations project provides valuable tools and frameworks for researchers and policymakers.
- Further development and application of these methods will enhance the precision and impact of scientific discovery.
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