Sex, gender and sexual orientation shape every aspect of a person’s health and wellbeing. It’s hoped a new statement will balance how these factors are built into research design.
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Sport and exercise psychology research studies – which inform the strategies athletes use to reach peak performance – have predominantly used male participants.
From primary care to cancer screening and insurance coverage, gender-diverse people still face many hurdles to getting good medical care.
Gender bias in health research is an ongoing issue, but health interventions that target women or men ignore gender-diverse people and create new areas of discrimination.
New Zealand’s Accident Compensation Corporation has been urged to reconsider a policy change that restricts access to treatment for women who suffered common birth injuries.
A recent study looked at how female doctors were introduced at a lecture series compared to how male doctors were introduced. The title ‘Dr.’ was used much more often for men.
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Assistant Professor of Medicine, West Virginia University
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Professor of Law, University of Waikato
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Senior Research Fellow, Biostatistician, Centre for Youth Mental Health, The University of Melbourne
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Lecturer in Health, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Research Fellow, University of Otago
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Academic Fellow & Psychologist, Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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Vice Provost and Professor of Sociolinguistics, Arizona State University
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Associate Professor & Clinical Psychologist, Mental Health in Elite Sports, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor, Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, Deakin University
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Deakin Distinguished Professor and Executive Dean, Faculty of Health, Deakin University
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Professor of Psychology, George Institute for Global Health
