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Less than one-third of COVID-19 clinical trials are led by women, which is half the proportion observed in non-COVID-19 trials, according to research led by Queen Mary University of London, University of St Andrews, Brigham and Women s Hospital and Harvard Medical School.
The study suggests that gender disparities during the pandemic may signify not only a lack of women s leadership in international clinical trials and new research projects, but also may expose the imbalances in women s access to research activities and funding during health emergencies.
The results of the study are being publicised to mark International Women s Day on Monday 8 March. This year s theme is Choose To Challenge which aims to encourage people to challenge and call out gender bias and inequality.