My Normative Blog Articles | Insights on Sex & Gender-Based Health Research

March 8, 2025

Accelerating Action In Women’s Health Research

To achieve truly equitable progress in health and life sciences, we must make it easier for innovators and researchers to include and accurately represent sex and gender in scientific research at scale.

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Sex Differences

February 24, 2025

Transforming Neurological Health with Sex and Gender Data

The cost of selectively using male and cis-gendered men’s brains at the exclusion of any other sexes or genders is vast and affects every inch of our healthcare knowledge, from bench to bedside.

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Sex Differences

February 18, 2025

Sex Differences in the Brain: Why using sex-related factors rather than sex itself generates more precise data

Unlock new insights in neuroscience by moving beyond the male default—discover how inclusive research on sex and gender can drive breakthrough discoveries.

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Research Study

February 4, 2025

The Hidden Impact of Menstrual Cycles in Cancer Research

The medical research community must evolve beyond simple inclusion of female subjects to truly understand how biological rhythms affect disease progression and treatment effectiveness.

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Health Equity

January 29, 2025

Rethinking Sex and Gender Differences in Research: Why Sex-Based Drug Development Matters

The pharmaceutical industry stands at a pivotal moment for transforming women’s healthcare by recognizing and researching fundamental biological differences, promising more precise and effective treatments for all.

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Health Equity

May 27, 2024

Breaking Down the Policies and Industry Standard Influences on the Sex and Gender Data Gap

Despite policies requiring female inclusion in health research since the 1990s, the continued use of the ”Reference Man” model and challenges in accounting for female hormonal variability have perpetuated a significant sex and gender data gap.

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Data Quality

May 21, 2024

The Sex and Gender Data Gap: How did we get here?

Research and healthcare outcomes are significantly compromised by a pervasive sex and gender data gap, where historical reliance on male-centric data collection and the “Reference Man” model has led to incomplete understanding and treatment of women's health conditions.