Dear Readers, Today, a global group of us published Guidelines for Intersectional Analysis in Science and Technology—that includes a checklist for authors. We ask any of you associated with a journal to encourage the editors to adopt these guidelines and make them part of the journal’s “Information for Authors.” These guidelines are meant to supplement the important SAGER guidelines—and to improve the efficacy of research. We would be delighted if you can help!

Guidelines for Intersectional Analysis in Science and Technology: Implementation and Checklist Development

L Schiebinger, MW Mielsen, E Gissi, S Heidari, R Horton, KC Nadeau, D Ngila, SU Noble, HY Paik, GA Tadesse,

EY Zeng, J Zou, J Marsh European Science Editing, 51 (2025), e162102. Intersectional analysis goes beyond consideration of single variables to examine the compounded impact at the intersections of, for example, gender and race, or geographical location and caste. The Guidelines for Intersectional Analysis in Science and Technology (GIST) help researchers, journal editors, and funding agencies systematically integrate intersectional analysis into relevant domains of science and technology. These guidelines serve as a roadmap for quantitative intersectional analysis throughout the research process—from setting strategic research priorities and shaping research questions to data collection, analysis, and interpretation. Here we provide a checklist to facilitate author and journal editor compliance with the guidelines. We recommend that the GIST checklist be added to journals’ “Information for Authors”. The goal is to reset the research default to include intersectional analysis, where appropriate. Intersectional analysis leads to better science: precision in research best guides effective social and environmental policies that, in turn, enhance global equity and sustainability.

Equality is a quality! The assessment of sex and gender perspectives as a quality indicator

J Lundgren, V Carlsson, J Söderberg - Science and Public Policy, 2025

In recent years, sex and gender perspectives (SGPs) have been included as criteria
for scientific quality alongside broader impact (BI) in the peer review of funding
applications at major research funding institutions. This represents an extension of …

Sex-and gender-specific medicine: why it's a man's business too

RF Artiles, V Regitz-Zagrosek, T Buch - Swiss Medical Weekly, 2025

Sex-and gender-specific medicine must expand to include the health disparities
affecting men, who face distinct and under-researched health disparities just as
women do in some medical fields. Despite its broad relevance, the field is still …

How the history of midwifery and obstetrics still affects what you do today in pregnancy care: the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM starts a new “ …

V Berghella, ES Miller, M Stout, AK Lewkowitz… - American Journal of …, 2025 - ajogmfm.org

As stated by Mark Twain,“History doesn't repeat itself, but it often rhymes.” This editorial
welcomes a new series of articles for the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM
on “obstetrical history.” As an example, the first articles review the history of induction of
labor, which is one of the most common, researched, and discussed topics in obstetrics to
date, as well as the length of the second stage. 1, 2 Why “lose time” with history in the era of
artificial intelligence, fast social media messages, big data, and machine learning? There …

Changing clinical perspectives on sex and healthcare disparities in ischaemic heart disease

A Maas, E Cenko, V Vaccarino, I Göttgens, M Bergami… - The Lancet Regional Health …, 2025

Ischaemic heart disease (IHD) has historically been under-researched in women,
leading to significant gaps in understanding sex-specific risk factors and outcomes.
To address this issue, The Lancet Regional Health–Europe convened experts from a …

The role of gender in antimicrobial resistance: Findings from a scoping review

A Ruckert, Z Dobreva, S Garkay Naro, S Paulin… - Global Public Health, 2025

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a growing global health threat requiring a strong
focus on equity. This scoping review aimed to document the evidence to outline
recommendations for gender-responsive AMR policies, programmes, and …

Cardiovascular risk of gender-affirming estrogen therapy in a transgender rat model

DS Escudero, VR Martínez, Y Pirosanto, GA Colareda… - Journal of Molecular …, 2025

The purpose of this study was to investigate the poorly understood cardiovascular
effects of estrogen therapy (ET) in a transgender female (TGF) rat model of
hypertension. This study provides novel insights into the potential risks and benefits …

Role and Use of Race in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Models Related to Health

MC Were, A Li, BA Malin, Z Yin, JR Coco, BX Collins… - Journal of Medical Internet …, 2025

The role and use of race within health-related artificial intelligence (AI) and machine
learning (ML) models have sparked increasing attention and controversy. Despite
the complexity and breadth of related issues, a robust and holistic framework to …

Women don't look up? Female roles in climate change cartoons

S Moreno-Tarín, T Pina, M Domínguez - Feminist Media Studies, 2025

In this article, we analyze the representation of women in cartoons related to climate
change published over the last 40 years. A sample of 3,770 cartoons, drawn by
professional cartoonists, was obtained from the CartoonStock database. Our results 

Sex Differences in Reverse Left Ventricular Remodeling in Patients Who Underwent Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in a Chinese Population

J Zhang, C Chi, L Cha, Y Wang, Y Shao, Q Meng… - Reviews in Cardiovascular …, 2025

Background: Differences between female and male patients may influence the
outcomes of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). However, knowledge
regarding known sex differences in TAVR procedures among Chinese people …