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<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n\u00a0The aim of the 3rd Gender Summit<\/strong>, which is focused on North America, is to interconnect all relevant stakeholders in a Call to Action to achieve positive change towards greater diversity in the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics<\/strong> (STEM) workforce and leadership, and greater inclusion of biological sex and gender considerations or the \u201cgender dimension\u201d in research content and process.<\/p>\n Established in 2011, the Gender Summit has become the foremost forum for engaging top-level researchers, policy makers, science and innovation leaders, and other and stakeholders in STEM, to address gender issues<\/strong> in research and innovation. The 2013 forum will leverage the international capacity in advancing the knowledge base about the influence of gender considerations on the efficacy, quality and success of various sectors in promoting discovery and innovation in the scientific enterprise.<\/p>\n The presence of women in science and engineering as experimenters, research subjects, and leaders does matter. However, too often the science and engineering knowledge base has had much more evidence for men than for women.<\/p>\n The research evidence demonstrates also that paying attention to the gender dimension in study design can lead to important discoveries<\/strong>. It has been shown, for example, that the metabolic profiles of women and men are significantly different at molecular level. A new hypothesis is needed to explain sexual dimorphism occurring at the level of biochemical mechanisms that maintain cell\u2019s homeostasis, which cannot be explained by the hormonal hypothesis. Understanding this will have important consequences for diagnostic and therapeutic approaches<\/strong>, such as the use of biomarkers in diseases, for example, diabetes and Alzheimer\u2019s, and in aging.<\/p>\n The Gender Summit will bring together a diverse group of national and international experts and stakeholders<\/strong> from various types of institutions to discuss the new perspectives emerging from studies of sex and gender differences and how they create opportunities to be specific about what it means for science to be \u201cgender neutral,\u201d that is, to show that the study design has taken into account the needs of both women and men as equally important. The benefits are considerable, not only for the quality and outcomes of research, but also for new opportunities to apply research findings to create new markets for science knowledge.<\/p>\n Contact:<\/p>\n The National Science Foundation (NSF)\u00a0<\/strong> Register here<\/a>!<\/p>\n View <\/a>the full program.<\/p>\n Download the information Flyer here<\/a>. (PDF)<\/p>\n <\/p>\nBackground<\/h5>\n
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The Summit will address the following questions:<\/h5>\n
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