TY  -  JOUR
AU  -  Klinge, Ineke
AU  -  Oertelt-Prigione, Sabine
T1  -  The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sex- and gender-sensitive research policymaking
PY  -  2021
Y1  -  2021-05-01
DO  -  10.1723/3600.35809
JO  -  The Italian Journal of Gender-Specific Medicine
JA  -  Ital J Gender-Specific Med
VL  -  7
IS  -  2
SP  -  63
EP  -  68
PB  -  Il Pensiero Scientifico Editore
SN  -  2612-3487
Y2  -  2026/04/15
UR  -  http://dx.doi.org/10.1723/3600.35809
N2  -  Summary. In the last and in the current year health research and health research policy had to address the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. Given the role of sex and gender in viral infection and disease development, consideration of these variables in COVID-19 research appears imperative. Biological sex can modulate immunological and pharmacological responses; gender-related aspects can impact access to testing and care as well as long-term socioeconomic consequences of the pandemic. In light of these considerations, both European and national research effects have come to address the topic. In the following manuscript we draw on years of study of the incorporation of sex and gender into EU research and innovation. We highlight the supranational approach and its national trickle-down effect using the example of the Netherlands. We provide an overview of implementation steps needed to achieve a thorough incorporation of sex and gender in the research process in an intersectional manner. The illustrated process could be adapted to local European contexts in consideration of their national priorities, political situation and available resources supporting the EU-wide institutionalization of the topic.Key words. Sex, gender, research, EU, implementation, institutionalization.
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