Table 2.
Resources on conducting sex and gender Research
| Subcategory | Resource title | Author | Resource type | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Basic Science | Strategies and Methods for Research on Sex Differences in Brain and Behavior | Becker, J.B., et al. | Journal article | b, c |
| Sex Differences in the Brain: The Not So Inconvenient Truth | McCarthy, M.M., et al. | Journal article | a, f | |
| Strategies and methods to study sex differences in cardiovascular structure and function: a guide for basic scientists | Miller, V.M., Kaplan, J.R., Schork, N.J. et al. | Journal article | a, c | |
| Integrating the dimensions of sex and gender into basic life sciences research: methodologic and ethical issues | Holdcroft, A | Journal article | c | |
| Sex bias in neuroscience and biomedical research | Beery, A.K. and Zucker, I. | Journal article | b, c | |
| 2. Clinical Research | Sex and Gender Subgroup Analyses of Randomized Trials: The Need to Proceed With Caution | Aulakh, A.K., et al. | Journal article | b, c |
| Studying sex and gender differences in pain and analgesia: a consensus report | Greenspan, J.D., et al. | Journal article | b, c | |
| Sex and Gender in Systematic Reviews Planning Tool | Doull M., Runnels V., Tudiver S., Boscoe M. | Online tool (http://methods.cochrane.org/equity/sites/methods.cochrane.org.equity/files/uploads/SRTool_PlanningVersionSHORTFINAL.pdf) |
c | |
| Better Science with Sex and Gender: A Primer for Health Research | Johnson, J.L., Greaves, L., & Repta, R. | Online tool (http://bccewh.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2007_BetterSciencewithSexandGenderPrimerforHealthResearch.pdf) |
c, d, e | |
| Thinking Critically About Research on Sex and Gender | PJ Caplan and JB Caplan | Book | f, g, h | |
| Designing and Conducting Gender, Sex & Health Research | Lindsay and Greaves | Book | b, e, f, g | |
| Appraising the evidence: applying sex- and gender-based analysis (SGBA) to Cochrane Systematic Reviews on cardiovascular diseases. | Doull, M et al. | Journal article | a, c | |
| Scientific excellence in applying sex- and gender-sensitive methods in biomedical and health research | Nieuwenhoven, L. and Klinge, I. | Journal article | b | |
| Gender Awakening Tool. Bibliography: Sex & Gender in Biomedical and Health Research | Gender Basic | Online tool (www.genderbasic.nl) |
c | |
| The Hidden Science in Your Emergency Medicine Research: Gender-Specific Study Design and Analysis | Society for Academic Emergency Medicine | Online videos (https://vimeo.com/66486803) |
c | |
| Sex and Gender Differences in Alzheimer’s Disease: Recommendations for Future Research | Carter, C.L., Resnick, E.M., Mallampalli, M., Kalbarczyk, A. | Journal article | b, c | |
| An interdisciplinary analysis of sex and gender in relation to the pathogenesis of bronchial asthma | Lux, R., Awa, W., Walter, U. | Journal article | b, c | |
| Sex Differences and Implications for Translational Neuroscience Research: Workshop Summary | IOM | Journal article | c, d, h | |
| 3. Pharmaceuticals, Biologics, Pharmacokinetics, Devices | Participation of Women and Sex Analyses in Late-Phase Clinical Trials of New Molecular Entity Drugs and Biologics Approved by the FDA in 2007-2009 | Poon, R., Khanijow, K. et al. | Journal article | b |
| Sex, Gender, and Pharmaceutical Politics: From Drug Development to Marketing | Fisher, J.A. et al. | Journal article | b, c | |
| De-Gendering the Knee: Overemphasizing Sex Differences as a Problem. | Gendered Innovations | Online tool (http://genderedinnovations.stanford.edu/case-studies/knee.html#tabs-1) |
c | |
| How important are gender differences in pharmacokinetics? | Meibohm, B., Beierle, I., Derendorf, H. | Journal article | b | |
| Methodologic ramifications of paying attention to sex and gender differences in clinical research | M. Prins, et al. | Journal article | b | |
| 4. Epidemiology and Public Health | Sex and gender: the challenges for epidemiologists | Doyal, L. | Journal article | b |
| Methodologic and Ethical Ramifications of Sex and Gender Differences in Public Health Research | Lawrence, K. and Rieder, A. | Journal article | b, c (not free) | |
| Rising to the Challenge: Sex and gender-based analysis for health planning, policy and research in Canada | Clow, B. and Pederson A., et al. | Online tool (http://www.pwhce.ca/pdf/RisingToTheChallenge.pdf) |
b, d | |
| Women and Occupational Lung Disease: Sex Differences and Gender Influences on Research and Disease Outcomes | Camp, P.G., Dimich-Ward, H., Kennedy, S.M. | Journal article | b, c | |
| Genders, Sexes and Health: What are the Connections-and Why Does it Matter? | Krieger, N. | Journal article | b, c | |
| Neurotoxic exposures and effects: Gender and sex matter! | Mergler, D. | Journal article | b, c | |
| 5. Social and Cultural | Intersectionality: Moving Women’s Health Research and Policy Forward | Hankivsky, O. and Cornier, R. | Online tool (http://bccewh.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2009_IntersectionaliyMovingwomenshealthresearchandpolicyforward.pdf) |
c |
| A Toolkit on Collecting Gender & Assets Data in Qualitative & Quantitative Program Evaluations | Gender, Agriculture, and Assests Project | Online tool (http://gaap.ifpri.info/files/2010/12/GAAP_Toolkit_Update_FINAL.pdf) |
c | |
| A Tool for Developing Gender Research in Medicine: Examples from the Medical Literature on Work Life | Hammarström, A | Journal article | b, c | |
| Central Gender Theoretical Concepts in Health Research: The State of the Art | Hammarström, A., Johansson K., Annandale, E., Ahlgren, C., et al. | Journal article | b | |
| Doing gender in sex and sex research | Vanwesenbeeck, I | Journal article | a, b, c |
a Free online journal (free)
b University library (UL)
c Internet access (free)
d Free e-book (free)
e Purchase e-book (purchase)
f Book most libraries would have (purchase)
g Book available in a university library (UL)
h Book for purchase (purchase)