Sex, gender, and intersectional puzzles in health and biomedicine research

Londa Schiebinger

doi:10.1016/j.medj.2022.04.003

Sex, gender, and intersectional puzzles in health and biomedicine research

Med. 2022 May 13;3(5):284-287. doi: 10.1016/j.medj.2022.04.003. Epub 2022 May 13.

Author

Londa Schiebinger¹

Affiliation

¹ History of Science, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA. Electronic address: schiebinger@stanford.edu.

PMID: 35584647
DOI: 10.1016/j.medj.2022.04.003

Abstract

Excellent research integrates sex, gender, and/or intersectional analysis-from the very beginning and throughout the research process. This article highlights techniques for analyzing sex, how sex and sex interact, how sex and gender interact, and the need for intersectional analysis. Designing sex, gender, and intersectional analysis into research is one crucial component contributing to world-class health and biomedicine.

MeSH terms

Biomedical Research*
Female
Gender Identity*
Humans
Male