Dear readers, I don’t see anything so please send me your research that features sex, gender, and/or intersectional analysis, if I miss it. Here are some articles that look interesting! All best, Londa

Global inequities in the adoption of innovative clinical trial designs: a cross-sectional analysis of ClinicalTrials. gov
D Azzolina, V Scisciola, M Stendardo, D Iervolino… - BMJ Open, 2026
Introduction Innovative clinical trials, including adaptive and Bayesian designs, can
improve efficiency and prioritise patient-centric approaches. Despite their
recognised advantages, the global adoption of innovative clinical trial designs …

Conceptualizing the mobility design gender gap: a scoping review and framework proposal, SI Nägele, L Gebhardt, Applied Mobilities, 2026•Taylor & Francis, The current transportation system lacks gender inclusivity, often reflecting the characteristics of an average, male body. This creates gender gaps by favoring male needs, leading to exclusivity by neglecting women’s needs. Research has already identified gender gaps in the transportation system: the mobility gender gap, which reflects overlooked gender-specific mobility behavior; the decision-making gender gap, which..

Mid-infrared wearable biosensing for metabolic syndrome: Opportunities and translational challenges
L Androutsos, T Birngruber, I Campia, N Escacena… - iScience, 2026
Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a multifactorial condition associated with an increased
risk of type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and other comorbidities. Current
diagnosis relies on episodic clinical assessments and invasive laboratory tests …

 How Do Physics and Engineering Faculties Evaluate Direct Affirmative Hiring for Women in Japan?

R Naka, S Mobley, J Liu, HM Yokoyama - Research in Higher Education, 2026

Compared with other high-income countries, the ratio of women among all
researchers is particularly low in Japan. In academic STEM fields, especially physics
and engineering, this figure is even worse. Against this backdrop, Japan’s top-ranked …

 Gender gaps in geographical engineering and earth sciences in Chile

K Delgado-Vargas, ME Cortés - Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 2026

Gender inequality remains a persistent feature in scientific disciplines worldwide.
This article analyzes gender gaps in Chilean undergraduate programs in
geographic engineering and earth sciences using a higher education life-cycle …

 Preliminary study documents variable accuracy and inclusion among biology instructor gender/sex definitions

EP Driessen, JR Schneider, K Walker, T Hallman… - Natural Sciences Education, 2026

Society generally presents sex inaccurately as a binary variable based on one or
few trait(s), causing myriad issues, including the pursuit of reductionist biology
experiments, the creation of laws that limit the rights of women, people with queer …

 Challenging (the History of) Psychology: Rewriting Psychology as a Feminist Practice

B Jiménez-Alonso, M Balltondre - Theory & Psychology, 2026

We argue that a feminist history of psychology is not merely a corrective add-on to
existing narratives but a methodology for transforming the discipline’s concepts,
practices, and forms of authority. Drawing on sociohistorical and genealogical …

 Bridging the gender gap in the energy transition: addressing unmet aspirations and repellent effect in education and early career pathways in Italy, Germany and UK

L Pisacane, C Mirenda, MC Fraudatario, M Warat… - Humanities and Social …, 2026

The global energy transition requires not only technological innovation but also
structural transformation in education and research cultures. Adopting a feminist
analytical lens, we conducted focus groups with university students and academic …

 The behavioral is political: Women's Representation in the Experimental Analysis of Behavior in Mexico

GE López-Tolsa, CM Hernández-Escalante… - 2026

The Experimental Analysis of Behavior (EAB) has been one of the most influential
scientific traditions in the study of behavior, with its historical development largely
shaped by contributions from the United States. However, the participation of women 

 Why counting women is not enough: from inclusion to equity in oncology trials

DJ Benjamin, S Zaaijer, S Feinstein… - Nature Reviews Urology, 2026

Efforts to improve equity for women in oncology drug development have thus far
focused on representation in clinical trials. However, it is now time to take the next
step: ensuring trials capture outcomes that matter for women. Incorporating sex-specific …

 All best wishes,

Londa Schiebinger
John L. Hinds Professor of History of Science
https://hps.stanford.edu/people/londa-schiebinger
Director, Gendered Innovations in Science,
Health & Medicine, Engineering, and Environment
https://genderedinnovations.stanford.edu/
Stanford University