Here's another example of a article adjusted to suit a trending outrage narrative.
Most of the story is neutral in it's later examples, but the headline-grabber must be catered for
in hopes of 'hits'.
So it uses the male-shaped crash-dummies to promote an opinion of the founder and Director of
Portia, an organisation devoted to improving gender equality in science, technology, engineering
and mathematics.
Dr. Pollitzer also promotes inclusion of the gender dimension in STEM.
The article is carved to offer bias.
Most of the story is neutral in it's later examples, but the headline-grabber must be catered for
in hopes of 'hits'.
So it uses the male-shaped crash-dummies to promote an opinion of the founder and Director of
Portia, an organisation devoted to improving gender equality in science, technology, engineering
and mathematics.
Dr. Pollitzer also promotes inclusion of the gender dimension in STEM.
The article is carved to offer bias.
Quote:Time’s up for sexist crash test dummies.SOURCE:
Women are being short-changed in medicine because trial research has been biased towards
men, even down to crash test dummies, a conference has been told.
'Leading scientists from across Europe attended the gender summit, led by six leading UK universities,
which examined studies showing how sex differences can influence health research and change the
effectiveness of treatments.
Dr Elizabeth Pollitzer, founder of the summit, said gender bias was also shown in non-drug research.
She said a lack of female crash dummies could explain why women have a 50 per cent increased risk
of injury in car collisions.
Dummies have been based on the male form for 20 years. As a result when women are involved in a
crash they may suffer injuries safety features have not accounted for.
She said: “In the case of injuries in a car crash, there are important differences between a male and
female body to do with muscle mass and the way the vertebrae are spaced, which affects injury patterns.
“All cars are tested on male crash dummies with a scaled-down male dummy made to represent women.
It means women may be at higher risk of injury.”
The experts also looked at studies, which highlighted the importance for “sex specific medicine” as well as
the protection of men and women’s health from environmental chemical and radiation hazards.
Dr Pollitzer added: “The proportion of women and men involved in clinical studies does not match the
proportion of how disease occurs in the population with a bias towards more men.
“Science is supposed to be unbiased but if it ignores, overlooks or prioritises men the outcomes for
women may not be as good. “Women may not benefit from science equally to men. These differences
ould have major implications for the susceptibility to diseases, diagnosis and treatment.
“Drugs and health policy should adapt in the light of differences.”
Other research found ingredients used in some drugs can pose greater health risks for women.
In 2000 the US removed phenylpropanolamine, found in many cough medicines, from all drug products
because of a risk of bleeding into the brain or tissue around the brain in women, but not in men.
Last week’s summit highlighted how female muscle stem cells regenerate new muscle faster than men
while cells respond differently in men and women to stress...'
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