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The Science of Sex Differences
Our mission is to promote inclusivity and scientific rigor in the study of sex differences and women's health.

Sex-Inclusive Biomedicine: Are New Policies Increasing Rigor and Reproducibility?

My collaborator Janet Rich-Edwards and I weigh in on common analytical errors in the study of sex differences and what we can do to prevent them.

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Rigor and Reproducibility in the Study of Sex Differences

Watch Professor Maney's presentation at the UCLA Lab of Neuroendocrinology. 

University of California, Los Angeles

March 17, 2023

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What is a Sex Difference?

Watch Professor Maney's Keynote Address at the Connors-BRI Symposium: Incorporating Sex and Gender as Research Variables to Advance Health. 

Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School

May 9, 2022

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Sex-based Data in the Spotlight

What counts as evidence for a sex difference? Our study in eLife shows that claims of sex differences in the biological sciences are often not backed by sound statistics. 

See Emory's press release here.

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Identifying Barriers to Implementation of SABV 

 

With collaborator Katrina Karkazis, Dr. Maney is studying the implementation of the NIH policy on Sex as a Biological Variable (SABV). This project is funded by the Emory Specialized Center for Research Excellence on Sex Differences.

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A Beginner's Guide to Sex Differences in the Brain

 

An opinion piece published in The Conversation

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SexDifference.org

 

Interested in calculating an effect size and overlap for a sex difference you are reading about? Or one you discovered yourself? Use our tool to generate graphs! And if you prefer colors other than pink and blue, head to effectsize.science.

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