Sex & Gender Science: integrating the social with the biological
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: For decades, researchers have largely studied aspects of sex and gender separately; the former as a basic science and the latter as a social construct with real world consequences, including health inequities. In recent years, as our collective understanding of how the biological and social intersect has advanced, the realization that sex and gender are interactional and deeply interwoven has deepened. It is not either sex or gender but both, together. We are calling this ensemble, Sex and Gender Science, a transdisciplinary, integrative field, combining diverse methods to investigate how sex and gender dynamically interact and influence disease outcomes and illness insights. In this article, we propose Sex and Gender Science as an emerging bio-social-medical field and describe the need, its growth, and future directions.
Source: Biology of Sex Differences
Institutions: University of Toronto, Baycrest Hospital, Baycrest Academy for Research and Education, Rotman Research Institute, Women’s College Hospital Research and Innovation Institute, McGill University Health Centre, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, McGill University, Georgia State University, Harvard University, University of Alberta, University of Minnesota, University of Ottawa, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, University of British Columbia, British Columbia Centre of Excellence for Women's Health, Maastricht University, Women's College Hospital, Memorial University of Newfoundland, The University of Melbourne, Université de Montréal
Language: English
Topic: Sex and Gender in Healthcare
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $3,290
OpenAlex ID: W7212355458