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2018; Elsevier BV; Volume: 71; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1053/s0272-6386(18)30021-0

1523-6838

Paul Kellerman, Matthew James Kadatz, Elizabeth Lee, John Duncan, Adeera Levin, Matthew Sparks, Joel Topf On, Jonas Björk, Sten-Erik Bäck, Gunnar Nordin, Ulf Nyman, Andrew S. Levey, Hocine Tighiouart, Andrew Simon, Lesley Inker,

annual World Kidney Day will direct our attention to the unique aspects of kidney disease in women.International Women's Day 2018 will share this day with its campaign theme of "Press for Progress" toward gender parity.Both events call attention to genderspecific aspects of kidney disease such as preeclampsia, the effects of CKD on pregnancy outcomes, and disparities that negatively affect the lives of women around the globe: a greater incidence and severity of autoimmune diseases, differential access to renal replacement therapies (including kidney transplantation), and an increased risk of hospitalization.Beyond seeking causes for and strategies to reduce gender disparities in kidney disease, AJKD also supports efforts to "include, value, and empower" the role and voice of women in research.