Measuring sex, gender, and sexual orientation: one step to health equity

Abstract

Health is shaped by access to power and resources based on sex, gender identity, and sexual orientation, as well as other intersecting social categories. 1 European Institute for Gender EqualityEIGE-2021 Gender Equality Index 2021 Report. https://eige.europa.eu/publications/gender-equality-index-2021-reportDate: 2021 Date accessed: July 21, 2022 Google Scholar Accurate measurement of sexual orientation, gender identity, and sex characteristics (SOGISC) can provide data that reveal social and health inequities to inform research, programmes, and policies to address health disparities. The US National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine's 2022 report, Measuring Sex, Gender Identity, and Sexual Orientation, 2 National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and MedicineMeasuring sex, gender identity, and sexual orientation. National Academies Press, Washington, DC2022https://www.nationalacademies.org/our-work/measuring-sex-gender-identity-and-sexual-orientation-for-the-national-institutes-of-health#sectionPublicationsDate accessed: July 21, 2022 Google Scholar was requested by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the USA to examine SOGISC measurement for surveys in research, administrative, and clinical contexts. This report is unique in its approach to systematically evaluating existing measures of SOGISC in the USA and other English-speaking countries, recommending measures of SOGISC for use by the NIH, and identifying future research areas.