2. Subtitle
Sex & Gender:
The Key to Better Research
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Integrating Sex and
Gender in Research
Short Term Outcomes
Contributes to a body of evidence that
sex and gender differences exist relative
to the effects and/or outcomes of drugs
and other health interventions and
health service provision
Medium Term Outcomes
Targeted policies, programs and health
care delivery models based on better
research
Long Term Outcomes
Improved health of women and men,
girls and boys, and gender diverse
people
3. How Women’s Xchange Can Help
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Initial Consultation Map the Landscape
Enhance Design an
Data Collection
Elevate Sex and
Gender in Analysis
and Reporting
Customized
Strategies for
Dissemination
•Relevance of SG
to research topic
•Apply SG lens to
primary research
question(s)
•Consider methods
to explore SG
differences
•Review literature
with a SG lens
•Query team’s
existing data for
SG relevance
•Produce thematic
overview report
•Direction on
integrating SG in
research question
•Enhance design
and method with
SG lens
•Review and
enhance existing
tools and
measures for
capturing SG data
•Ensure data
analysis and
reporting
incorporate SG
variables
•Review SG in
results, tables,
figures and
discussion
•Tailor
dissemination to
affected or
interested
populations and
stakeholders
Sex & Gender Consultation Service
Editor's Notes
Why is integrating sex and gender the key to better research?
Contributes to a body of evidence that sex and gender differences exist relative to the effects and/or outcomes of drugs and other health interventions and health service provision
Targeted policies, programs and health care delivery models based on better research
Improved health of women and men, girls and boys, and gender diverse people
Need help with integrating sex and gender in your work?
Women’s Xchange has developed a Sex and Gender consultation service to help you apply a sex and gender lens, resulting in better evidence and better patient-oriented research.
There are multiple steps in our consultation service:
Initial consultation:
Relevance of SG to research topic
Apply SG lens to primary research question(s)
Consider methods to explore SG differences
2) Map the Landscape:
Review literature with a SG lens
Query team’s existing data for SG relevance
Produce a thematic overview report of relevant sex and gender considerations.
3) Enhance Design and Data Collection
Direction on integrating sex and gender considerations in the research question(s)
Enhance the study’s design and method for sex and gender analysis, and review and enhance existing tools and measures for capturing SG data
4) Elevate sex and gender analysis and reporting
Ensure data analysis and reporting incorporate SG variables
Review SG in results, tables, figures and discussion
5) Customized strategies for dissemination
Tailor dissemination to affected or interested populations and stakeholders