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Book review – Unveiling the exploitation of women’s health
Shirin Heidari The Lancet, September 14, 2024 Despite the growing rhetoric around women's health, the increasing recognition of gender bias in health research and data, and the seeming rallying behind gender equality, why does progress towards gender equality and...
A gender – responsive Pandemic Accord is needed for a healthier, equitable future
Shirin Heidari, Els Torreele, Ahmet Metin Gülmezoglu, Sharifah Sekalala, Naomi Burke-Shyne, Gabrielle Landry Chappuis October 03, 2023 From HIV and influenza, to Zika virus, Ebola virus disease, and most recently COVID-19, the gender implications of disease outbreaks...
A Lancet comission report: Women, power and cancer
Ophira Ginsburg, Verna Vanderpuye, Ann Marie Beddoe, Nirmala Bhoo-Pathy, Freddie Bray, Carlo Caduff, Narjust Florez, Ibtihal Fadhil, Nazik Hammad, Shirin Heidari, Ishu Kataria, Somesh Kumar, Erica Liebermann, Jenna Moodley, Miriam Mutebi, Deborah Mukherji, Rachel...
Sex-disaggregated analysis of the injury patterns, outcome data and trapped status of major trauma pattents injured in motor vehicles collisions: a prespecified analysis of the UK trauma registry (TARN)
Tim Nutbeam, Lauren Weekes, Shirin Heidari, Rob Fenwick, Omar Bouamra, Jason Smith, Willem Stassen BMJ Open – April 6, 2022 Objectives. To identify the differences between women and men in the probability of entrapment, frequency of injury and outcomes following a...
Resolving sex and gender bias in COVID-19 vaccines R&D and beyond
Lavanya Vijayasingham, Shirin Heidari, Jean Munro, Saad Omer, Noni MacDonald Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics – January 25, 2022 The influence of sex and gender in immune response and vaccine outcomes is established in many disease areas, including in COVID-19....
Gender perspective in COVID-19. SESPAS Report 2022
Shirin Heidari Gaceta Sanitaria – January, 2022 We failed to adequately launch a gender transformative response to COVID-19 pandemic, data by sex on a variety of indicators for most countries are hard to find. Some symptoms reported as common of COVID-19 infection,...
Considerations of sex and gender dimensions by research ethics committees: a scoping review
Abha Saxena, Emily Lasher, Claire Somerville, Shirin Heidari OXFORD Academic, International Health - January 18, 2022 Despite a growing consensus on the importance of integrating sex and gender in health research, research across disciplines continues to be conducted...
A Systematic Review of the Sex and Gender Reporting in COVID-19 Clinical Trials
Shirin Heidari, Alice Palmer-Ross, Tracey Goodman Vaccines – November 15, 2021 Sex and gender have implications for COVID-19 vaccine efficacy and adverse effects from the vaccine. As vaccination is one of the key responses to the COVID-19 pandemic, it is vital that...
Fifth anniversary of the Sex And Gender Equity in Research (SAGER) guidelines: taking stock and looking ahead
Sanne A E Peters, Thomas F Babor, Robyn N Norton, Janine A Clayton, Pavel V Ovseiko, Cara Tannenbaum, Shirin Heidari BMJ Global Health – November 8, 2021 This year marks the fifth anniversary of the publication of the Sex And Gender Equity in Research (SAGER)...
Press releases
Press release : Building back better – towards a gender-responsive international instrument for pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response
13 June 2022 | Organiser : GENDRO and 22 civil society and academic partners Civil society and academic institutions urge governments to ensure gender equality, equity and human rights figure in the new International Instrument for pandemic prevention, preparedness...
Gendro in Media
Interview: Cell
14 March 2024 In this interview with Dr. Isabel Goldman at Cell, Dr. Shirin Heidari, founder and director of Gendro, and the lead author of the Sex and Gender Equity in Research (SAGER) guidelines, discusses her research, GENDRO, the SAGER...
Podcast: Invent: Life Sciences
25 October 2023 Throughout almost all of medical history, it was assumed that the average white male response to drug trials could be extrapolated to all potential recipients. But when we look at the poorer health outcomes for women and minorities, could the...
Interview – International Gender Champions
5 April 2023 On the occasion of World Health Day on 7 April 2023, the International Gender Champions Secretariat sat down with Dr. Shirin Heidari, founder and president of GENDRO, to discuss about GENDRO’s work in advancing sex and gender equity in research, and...
Interview: Genève Internationale
20 February 2023 Genève Internationale interviewed Dr. Shirin Heidari, founding president of GENDRO about her work. They asked her about GENDRO’s work, vision, and goals for the future. Interview recording : Interview with Dr. Shirin Heidari by Genève...
Podcast: seX & whY
12 January 2022 The podcast discusses the often overlooked issue of gender representation in medical research, particularly focusing on HIV trials and pharmacological studies. Dr. Heidari, founding president of GENDRO, and her team conducted a systematic review...
Article: National Geographic
24 July 2020 This insightful article in National Geographic sheds light on "Women on the Frontlines in the Fight Against COVID-19," and delves into the gender dimensions of the pandemic and its implications for women and girls. Dr. Shirin Heidari, the founding...
Podcast : The Right On! Podcast
14 June 2020 How are inequality and discrimination shaping data about COVID-19, and who is being left invisible and uncounted? On the launch of her new book on data and human rights, Sara (Meg) Davis speaks to social worker and rights activist Jolovan Wham in...
News: Le temps
13 June 2019 2019.06.13-LeTemps