tailieunhanh - báo cáo hóa học:" Time for gender mainstreaming in editorial policies"

Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về hóa học được đăng trên tạp chí sinh học đề tài : Time for gender mainstreaming in editorial policies | JOURNALOF THE INTERNATIONAL AIDS SOCIETY Heidari et al. Journal of the International AIDS Society 2011 14 11 http content 14 1 11 EDITORIAL Open Access Time for gender mainstreaming in editorial policies chirio I loiclsìri K irí i I l-dzcirt1 Cl V2 dl A Hrlr ir d Wri i 24 P .IC .I CnliC r. l .irl A VSirihijrA 6 Shirin neiddri IVIIIjdlll J Eckert susdn 1 Kippdx QUdlldlslld Abdool Kdlllll rdpd Sdlil Sow Mdlk A Wdil Iberg Abstract The HIV epidemic hds been continuously growing dmong women dnd in some pdrts of the world HIV-infected women outnumber men. Women s gredter vulnerability to HIV both biologicdlly dnd socidlly influences their hedlth risk dnd hedlth outcome. This dispdrity between sexes hds been estdblished for other disedses for exdmple dutoimmune disedses mdligndncies dnd cdrdiovdsculdr disedses. Differences in drug effects dnd tredtment outcomes hdve dlso been demonstrdted. Despite proven sex dnd gender differences women continue to be underrepresented in clinicdl tridls dnd the dbsence of gender dndlyses in published literature is striking. There is d growing ddvocdcy for consideration of women in resedrch in pdrticuldr in the HIV field dnd gender mdinstredming of policies is incredsingly cdlled for. However these efforts hdve not trdnsldted into improved reporting of sex-disdggregdted ddtd dnd provision of gender dndlysis in published literature science editors ds well ds publishers ldg behind in this effort. Instructions for duthors issued by journdls contdin mdny guidelines for good stdnddrds of reporting dnd d policy on sex-disdggregdted ddtd dnd gender dndlysis should not be dmiss here. It is time for editors dnd publishers to demonstrdte leddership in chdnging the pdrddigm in the world of scientific publicdtion. We encourdge duthors peer reviewers dnd fellow editors to lend their support by tdking necessdry medsures to substdntidlly improve reporting of gender dndlysis. Editors dssocidtions could pldy dn essentidl role in .