Women Disregarded in Design of Crash Test Dummies
Despite the fact that men are more likely to cause accidents, women are more likely to die in them. Why? Crash test dummies are male. Even the "female" dummies required by the government in crash tests are really male dummies in smaller sizes. As a result, many automobiles are not designed with women in mind. Please check out this article discussing the need to design crash test dummies from a sex/gender lens! Click here to read.
iGIANT® Launches a Challenge Competition!
iGIANT®, Explore Mars, and Janet’s Planet are excited to announce a challenge competition to explore the impact of gender presentation/sex on innovation and novel technologies in our lives! By partnering together, iGIANT, Explore Mars, and Janet’s Planet hope to inspire leaders to develop innovative ideas/concepts regarding gender presentation/sex within health, IT, transportation, and retail sectors. The winner will receive a monetary prize from iGIANT and will have the oppo
Sex and Gender Differences in Long COVID
Among the several health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, a few medical challenges remain, including understanding the etiology of long COVID. Long COVID, also known as post-COVID syndrome, refers to a wide range of new, returning, or persistent health problems that patients may encounter after being infected with SARS-CoV-2 for more than four weeks [1]. As researchers strive to understand who is more susceptible for long COVID-19, data shows that women are more likely than
