How to Write Gender-Inclusive Demographic Questions—CONVERGE Extreme Events Research Check Sheets Series

Gender-inclusive research is a methodological approach that intentionally recruits, represents, and analyzes diverse gender groups—including transgender, non-binary, and gender-diverse individuals—to address health and social inequities. This check sheet offers guidance on how to write more gender-inclusive demographic questions. It provides examples of both open-ended and categorical questions that can be used across disciplines. About the CONVERGE Extreme Events Research Check Sheets Series: The National Science Foundation-supported CONVERGE facility at the Natural Hazards Center at the University of Colorado Boulder has developed a series of brief check sheets that are meant to be used as researchers design their studies, prepare to enter the field, conduct field research, and exit the field. The series offers best practices for extreme events research and includes check sheets that are free to the research community. More information is available at: https://converge.colorado.edu/resources/check-sheets.