How feminist biology is challenging science's gender biases

[anti partisan]

9. A lot of the fear is probably cause scientists fear the cycles contributing to noise

And if there is added noise, the data can get a lot uglier and obscure the treatment effect in the study group, requiring additional testing which costs additional resources. If there is no reason to believe that the mechanism works different in males than in females, males generally make for better test subjects.

Some kind of balance has to be reached between testing efficiency and making sure that physiological differences in females aren't overlooked. I do think that females should be given equal attention (obviously) but there do exist circumstances where testing on males actually is more efficient in finding cures that can help out females. This isn't a completely black and white issue.