Sex and Gender Equity in Research: rationale fort he SAGER guidelines and recommended use

Abstract

Background: Sex and gender differences are often overlooked in research design, study implementation and scientific reporting, as well as in general science communication. This oversight limits the generalizability of research findings and their applicability to clinical practice, in particular for women but also for men. This article describes the rationale for an international set of guidelines to encourage a more systematic approach to the reporting of sex and gender in research across disciplines.
Methods: A panel of 13 experts representing nine countries developed the guidelines through a series of teleconferences, conference presentations and a 2-day workshop. An internet survey of 716 journal editors, scientists and other members of the international publishing community was conducted as well as a literature search on sex and gender policies in scientific publishing.
Results: The Sex and Gender Equity in Research (SAGER) guidelines are a comprehensive procedure for reporting of sex and gender information in study design, data analyses, results and interpretation of findings.
Conclusions: The SAGER guidelines are designed primarily to guide authors in preparing their manuscripts, but they are also useful for editors, as gatekeepers of science, to integrate assessment of sex and gender into all manuscripts as an integral part of the editorial process.

Keywords

• sex,gender,guideliness,SAGER,scientific research,scientific publishing,gender bias,equity

ARAŞTIRMALARDA CİNSİYET VE TOPLUMSAL CİNSİYET EŞİTLİĞİ: SAGER YÖNERGELERİNİN GEREKÇESİ VE KULLANIM ÖNERİSİ

Öz

Arkaplan: Cinsiyet ve toplumsal cinsiyet farklılıkları genel bilim iletişiminde olduğu gibi araştırma tasarımında, çalışma uygulamasında ve bilimsel raporlamada çoğu kez göz ardı edilir. Bu durum, araştırma bulgularının genelleştirilebilirliği ve bunların klinik uygulamaya uygulanabilirliğini öncellikle kadınlar için, ancak aynı zamanda erkekler için de sınırlamaktadır. Bu makale disiplinlerarası araştırmalarda cinsiyet raporlamaya daha sistematik bir yaklaşımı teşvik etmek için geliştirilen uluslararası yönergelerin gerekçesini açıklamaktadır. Yöntem: Dokuz ülkeyi temsil eden 13 uzmanın katıldığı bir panel, bir dizi telekonferans, konferans sunumları ve 2 günlük bir çalıştay aracılığıyla yönergeler geliştirildi. 716 dergi editörüne, bilim insanlarına ve uluslararası yayıncılık topluluğunun diğer üyelerine internet aracılığıyla anket yapıldı ve aynı zamanda bilimsel yayıncılıkta cinsiyet politikaları üzerine literatür taraması gerçekleştirildi. Bulgular: Araştırmalarda Cinsiyet ve Toplumsal Cinsiyet Eşitliği (Sex and Gender Equity in Research: SAGER) yönergeleri, çalışma tasarımında cinsiyet ve toplumsal cinsiyet bilgilerinin raporlanması, veri analizleri, sonuç ve bulguların yorumlanması için kapsamlı bir prosedürdür. Sonuç: SAGER yönergeleri öncelikle yazarlara çalışmalarını hazırlamada rehberlik etmek üzere tasarlanmıştır. Aynı zamanda, bilimin bekçileri olan editörlerin de cinsiyet ve toplumsal cinsiyet kavramlarının değerlendirmesini editöryal sürecin ayrılmaz bir parçası olarak, tüm çalışmalara dahil etmeleri açısından da yararlı olacaktır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• cinsiyet,toplumsal cinsiyet,yönergeler,SAGER,bilimsel araştırma,bilimsel yayıncılık,toplumsal cinsiyet önyargısı,eşitlik

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