Sex and gender – Discover the science behind our social media campaign

Explore the evidence behind the headlines in our social media campaign ‘closing the sex and gender health gap’.

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Women are twice as likely to die as men in the month after a heart attack.

women are twice as likely as men to die in the month after a heart attack

Source: The European Society of Cardiology

Women are up to 70% more likely to have adverse reactions to new medicines than men.

women are 70% more likely to have adverse reaction to new medicine than men

Source: American Journal of Clinical Dermatology

Only 22% of early-stage clinical trial participants are women.

only 22% of early stage clinical trial participants are women

Source: British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Women are more likely to develop dementia than men.

women are more likely to develop dementia than men

Source: The George Institute for Global Health

Stroke misdiagnosis is more common in women than in men, because of gender differences in symptoms.

stroke misdiagnosis is more common in women than in men

Source: International Journal of Stroke

Greater gender equality is linked to longer life expectancy in women and men.

greater gender quality is linked to longer life expectancy

Source: The George Institute for Global Health

Sex and gender equity in health - Our position

Delve into why we’re considering the influence of sex and gender on health and medical research with our key policy reads and perspectives.

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Australia has new health research gender standards – and centuries of inequity to fix

Integrating sex and gender into biomedical research requires policy and culture change

Women’s Health: A New Global Agenda Policy Paper

A roadmap for sex- and gender-disaggregated health research

Women’s health needs beyond sexual, reproductive, and maternal health are missing Opinion

Closing the Gender Health Gap: A Call for Sex and Gender Equity in Biomedical Research Policies

Sex and gender equity in health - Our research and news

Explore the impacts of the sex and gender health gap – and the solutions we’re building to close it – through a selection of our research and news.

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Centre for Sex and Gender Equity in Health and Medicine confirms leadership

Effects of environmental change on health and the critical need for sex- and gender-disaggregated data

Theory of change for addressing sex and gender bias, invisibility and exclusion in Australian health and medical research, policy and practice

Where is women’s healthcare in the political party manifestos?

Neglecting sex and gender in research is a public-health risk

World-class centre tackles sex and gender inequities in health and medicine

The Results: Global Women in Healthcare Awards

Top UK biomedical research funders support first-of-its-kind sex and gender policy in major sector turning point

Multi-country dementia study shows women’s greater risk may be linked to disadvantage

Higher rates of heart complications in men hospitalised with COVID-19

Different stroke symptoms could be making them harder to spot early in women

Time to shift research focus from ‘bikini medicine’ to what is really ailing women

Not including enough women in stroke trials could be impacting their treatment

Only 1 in 5 editors-in-chief of leading medical journals are women

Sex Differences in Symptom Presentation in Acute Coronary Syndromes: A Systematic Review and Meta‐analysis

Sex and gender equity in health - The evidence

Discover the importance of considering sex and gender in health and medical research through these background and reference materials.

Find out more about the George Institute's sex and gender initiatives.

Sex and gender reporting in Australian health and medical research publications

Fifth anniversary of the Sex and Gender Equity in Research guidelines: taking stock and looking ahead

Sex and gender in health research: updating policy to reflect evidence

Alcohol retailers exploiting pregnancy warning loophole, putting babies at risk

Media release

New research by The George Institute for Global Health published today in Drug and Alcohol Review has revealed Australia’s largest alcohol retailers are failing to display mandatory pregnancy warnings on their websites, potentially putting customers’ unborn children at risk of lifelong harms including permanent brain damage.

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