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Kelly Burrowes, Senior Researcher, University of Auckland

Small step for Nature, giant leap across the gender gap: leading journal will make sex and gender reporting mandatory in research

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Like in many aspects of life, there remains an undercurrent of sex bias against women in the STEM fields. And this bias has a negative impact on not only women, but men too – and those who don’t fit within a binary category.

Nature journals are now taking a leap for sex and gender equity with new reporting requirements, and it’s a welcome step in the right direction.

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