Harnessing the power of gender analysis

By Londa Schiebinger. Doing research wrong can cost lives and money. For example, between 1997 and 2000 10 drugs were withdrawn from the US market because of life-threatening health effects. Eight of these posed greater health risks for women than for men. Not only does developing a drug in the current market cost billions – but when drugs fail, they can cause human suffering and death. Read more...