Why are women still underrepresented in clinical trials, and what happens when research treats women as just “smaller men”? In this first episode of Off Protocol, host Meri Beckwith speaks with Dr. Anita Phung, Research Physician and Medical Monitor at Lindus Health, about the history behind the gender gap in research, how hormones and life stages shape trial design, and why better inclusion isn’t just equity — it’s good science. Anita also shares her own experience as a trial participant and her vision for the future of women’s health in clinical research.