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Addressing the sex and gender gaps in Parkinson’s research
March 6 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
To mark International Women’s Day, Cure Parkinson’s and Parkinson’s UK are hosting a free webinar on March 6, 2025 at 5:00 pm GMT.
Women are drastically underrepresented in Parkinson’s research, and our lack of understanding on sex and gender differences means people with Parkinson’s are not receiving the highest quality of care possible. We invite researchers from all stages to this webinar to join us in discussing the current knowledge on sex and gender differences in Parkinson’s and the importance of considering these in your research.
Our chairs Richelle Flanagan and Shafaq Ali, two women living with Parkinson’s, are joined by a panel of Parkinson’s experts who will share their experiences examining sex and gender differences in their research and emphasize how looking at data through this lens elevates our overall understanding of Parkinson’s. Additionally, this webinar will highlight some of the initiatives that are helping to bridge these gaps and actions you can take to begin addressing this in your own research.
Meet our panelists
Richelle Flanagan (Co-Chair) is a World Parkinson’s Congress Ambassador, co-founder of the Women’s Parkinson’s Project and My Moves Matter, a self-management digital app for PwP, and registered dietitian based in Ireland. As someone who has lived with PD for the past 8 years, Richelle is passionate about advocating and raising awareness for the unmet needs of women with Parkinson’s.
Shafaq Ali(Co-Chair) is a Parkinson’s advocate with a background in working as a Dentist and Sedationist for the NHS. After her diagnosis at age 40, Shafaq has dedicated much time to promoting Parkinson’s research, especially in regard to encouraging participation and volunteering. She sits on the Research Inequalities in Research Steering group for Parkinson’s UK where she serves as a lay reviewer for grants, takes part in research, and assists with outreach. Most recently, she has also taken on a role as an Honorary Research Fellow at QMUL.
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Additional resources
My Moves Matter is an app co-founded by Richelle to help people with Parkinson’s track and manage medications, symptoms, and more. Currently, University College Cork is recruiting women with Parkinson’s to participate in a pilot study involving this app to gather information on how menstrual cycles affect Parkinson’s symptoms. If you are interested in participating, or simply want to use the app, please visit My Moves Matter to learn more.
Visit My Moves Matter – Fox Insight is an online clinical study by The Michael J. Fox Foundation that asks people with Parkinson’s to share their experiences via online surveys to help inform and shape future research. One of their areas of interest is in understanding the experiences of women with Parkinson’s.
Register with Fox Insight – International Women’s Day (IWD) is celebrated globally each year on March 8th. To learn more about different events associated with this occurring around the world, please visit their website.
