Unisanté – Unité Santé et genre
Research and teaching on sex and gender in health, including Gender CoLaus and Gender*Clinic.
At a glance
- Primary health focus
- General Health and Wellbeing
About
Unisanté’s Santé et genre unit brings together medical and social-science perspectives to address how sex and gender shape health, health behaviours and care. Its work includes teaching, research and public communication. The unit contributes to integrating gender into medical education and examines gender-related inequalities and potential biases in clinical practice.
Research question
Sex and gender can influence health risks, clinical care and inequalities, but are not consistently considered in research and medical education.
Women’s health focus
Primary health area
General Health and WellbeingThe unit studies sex and gender in cardiovascular risk factors, mental health and clinical practice, and contributes to medical education.