Hi,

My PhD thesis* is concerned with sex/gender assessment in scientific research. In a first step, I would like to learn about researchers' sex/gender-related perspectives and methods.


I would like to invite empirical researchers...

- from the natural, social and life sciences (e.g. medicine, psychology, neuroscience, biology, sociology and related fields)
- who conduct research with human participants
- from anywhere in the world


... to take part in a survey that...

- takes about 45-60 minutes to complete (several short sessions possible)
- can be paused and returned to via personalized hyperlink
- will be analyzed descriptively (no attempts to draw causal conclusions from your answers)


Sex/gender does not have to be your research focus. Even if sex/gender plays a minor role in your research (e.g., you solely use it to describe your sample, to prepare your equipment, or just mention the pronoun of your interview partner), your participation is extremely valuable.


The project is intended to be as transparent as possible, and I am interested in your honest opinions and methods regarding sex/gender in your research, so please be assured that the survey is anonymous and does not contain any deceptive or experimental elements.


A similar survey will be conducted with persons, who are likely to be in the role of research participants (“potential study participants”).


If you would like to participate in the survey, please follow this link:
https://www.soscisurvey.de/sexgender/

The survey closes on August, 15, 2014 at 9 am CET.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at dischellenberg[at]mailbox.tu-berlin.de .

Thank you very much for your time and support.

Best regards,
Diana Schellenberg, Dipl.-Psych.
Department of Educational Psychology
Technische Universitaet Berlin, Germany


* I am conducting my PhD project at Technische Universität Berlin. My supervisors are Prof. Angela Ittel (Technische Universität Berlin); Dr. Anelis Kaiser (University of Bern), and Prof. Kerstin Palm (Humboldt University of Berlin).