Equity & difference: Deconstructing gender in health research for women

Scientists create knowledge through research, and biomedical researchers working in chronic disease and women's health create knowledge that shapes how we think about the importance of women's health and medical interventions for women. While moral beliefs and assumptions about women, their bodies, and symptoms, are often hidden within the way research is designed, carried out, and shared with the public, this research ethics project will seek to uncover ethical beliefs and potential gender biases in biomedical research through creative partnerships with scientists working in chronic disease, sexual reproductive health, maternal-newborn health and other research areas. Our goal is to inform critical debates around sex, gender, and research ethics that recognizes the important role that scientists play in advocating for under-represented groups in biomedical science-including women and girls. We hope our ethical arguments will inform a more equitable way of generating biomedical knowledge for everyone.