by admin | Mar 15, 2025 | Media
Aarathi Prasad
The Lancet – March 15, 2025
Shirin Heidari, the Executive Director of GENDRO and Senior Researcher at the Gender Centre, Geneva Graduate Institute in Switzerland, was born in Tehran 6 years before the 1979 Iranian revolution. Coming from a family with “many strong women as role models, and always a sense of activism”, the revolution, which “resulted in a regime oppressing women, men, as well as any dissidents, followed by political oppression and war”, left her with “a very strong distaste for injustice”, and a profound awareness, “very early on”, of the devastating impacts of “a lack of rights, and the lack of a justice system”.
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by admin | Mar 7, 2025 | Media
7 March 2025
Pain & Prejudice: Inside The Rise (And Rise) Of Medical Misogyny
We’re thrilled to share that GENDRO was recently featured in ELLE UK in an article on medical misogyny and the urgent need for equity in health research. Shirin Heidari, GENDRO’s founding president, spoke about the systemic exclusion of women from medical studies and the lasting consequences for women’s health. As the article highlights, gender-aware research isn’t just necessary—it’s long overdue.
Read the full article here and explore our upcoming events to learn how we’re pushing this conversation forward.
by Gendro | Mar 14, 2024 | Media
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 guidelines and importance of considering sex- and gender-related variables in research.
by Gendro | Apr 5, 2023 | Media
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 the consequences of gender biases in research and gender-related discrimination in healthcarefor women’s and girls’ lived realities.
More details here: https://genderchampions.com/news/world-health-day-2023-gendered-dimensions-of-global-health-with-dr-shirin-heidari
by Gendro | Feb 20, 2023 | Media
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 International
by Gendro | Jul 24, 2020 | Media
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 president of GENDRO, emphasizes the crucial role of data and evidence in supporting gender equality, and how addressing these issues is essential for a more inclusive and equitable response to the pandemic.
Read more here: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/women-on-frontlines-fight-against-covid-19
