Intersections : un bulletin de l'Institut de la santé des femmes et des homes (Printemps 2011)
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This edition of biannual newsletter is dedicated to the Institute’s strategic direction on work and health, an area that will be the focus of targeted funding opportunities launched by the Institute over the next two years.
Inside this issue:
Message from the Scientific Director KT Monitor: Women’s Mental Health Symposium Sparks Momentum IGH Cochrane Corner: Integrating Sex and Gender in Logic Models for Systematic Reviews News Briefs: The First National Gender, Sex and Health Conference Trainee Spotlight: 4 Questions for Stéphanie Thibault-Gagnon Gender and the New Diseases of Occupation From Womb to Old Age: Sex, Gender and the Health Effects of Work Hooked on Health in the Fishing Industry The Shady Side of Work under the Sun
A book written by members of Women and Health Care Reform, a national working group housed within the National Network on Environments and Women’s Health, the collection points to the importance of including gender in health sector decision-making. Twelve concise chapters address a wide range of issues, including obesity, maternity care, mental health of health care workers, and private health insurance.
L'influence du genre et du sexe : un recueil de cas sur la recherche liée au genre, au sexe et à la santé
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This peer-reviewed casebook presents a range of research-based accounts that illustrate how attending to gender and sex in health research contributes to advancing knowledge, strengthening science and improving knowledge translation. Written from a critically reflective vantage point, chapters share health researchers' experiences in how they came to understand and engage gender and sex in their work. This collection demonstrates that there is much to be gained from the routine integration of gender and sex across the health research spectrum.
L'influence du genre et du sexe : un recueil de cas sur la recherche liée au genre, au sexe et à la santé (webinaire)
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Canadian Women's Health Network (CWHN)
Centres of Excellence for Womens Health (CEWH)
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Moderated by Joy Johnson, Scientific Director of the CIHR Institute of Gender and Health
Three presentations on the IGH's peer-reviewed casebook that presents a range of research-based accounts that illustrate how attending to gender and sex in health research contributes to advancing knowledge, strengthening science and improving knowledge translation. Written from a critically reflective vantage point, chapters share health researchers' experiences in how they came to understand and engage gender and sex in their work. This collection demonstrates that there is much to be gained from the routine integration of gender and sex across the health research spectrum. Presenting authors: Adrianna Mendrek (presentation in English): Sex and gender differences in mental health research Karen Messing (presentation in French): Work exposures and musculoskeletal disorders: how the treatment of gender and sex in population-based surveys can affect detection of exposure-effect relationships John Oliffe (presentation in English): Mobilizing masculinity to support fathers who want to be smoke free
Provides an introduction to how participant-driven visual methods (e.g., photography, video) can be used in gender and health research. Drawing on examples from past research projects the session explores how visual methods enable us to “see” or surface gender in qualitative data. Particular attention is given to the use of visual findings to explore social theories of gender, embodiment, addiction and illness.
Established in 1997 as a network comprising nongovernmental organizations, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), cooperating agencies, and the Bureau for Global Health of USAID. Promotes gender equity within population, health, and nutrition programs with the goal of improving reproductive health/HIV/AIDS outcomes and fostering sustainable development. Has 60 to 80 active members and maintains a listserv with more than 1,200 subscribers. A major focus of the group has been on gender education, advocacy, and the development of operational tools.
Based at Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada, in the Faculty of Health Sciences, the CGSM is a hub for international scholars, community-based researchers, policy makers, health agencies, practitioners and people with lived experience of mental health and substance use issues who are committed to eliminating social inequities in mental health. The CGSM is funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)’s Institute for Gender and Health through a Centres for Research Development program.
Femmes au Canada : rapport statistique fondé sur le sexe 2010-2011
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Vincent Ferrao
Cara Williams
The 25th anniversary of this publication includes chapters on immigrant women, women in a visible minority, Aboriginal women, senior women, and women with participation and activity limitations. The first edition was published in 1985, the year of the United Nations Third World Conference on Women in Nairobi. The report from the Conference noted that a ‘lack of reliable data prevents the assessment of relative improvements in women's status in the various sectors’, and urged ‘[f]urther investment in evolving adequate gender-specific data’.Women in Canada’s scope and purpose outlined in 1985 responded to that call, and continues today, intending to aid the continuing discussion and evaluation of the changing roles and social characteristics of Canadian women as well as contribute to the development of policies concerning the status of women in Canada.
Un monde pour tout le monde : une trousse à outils pour appliquer l'intersectionnalité
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Joanna Simpson
Developed through a collaborative process with CRIAW’s partners for the Embracing the Complexity of Women’s Lives Project, with financial support from the Women’s Program, Status of Women Canada. Shaped through ideas expressed through CRIAW’s workshops and focus groups, which explored the practical applications of intersectionality in relation to policy, programs and services, research, and community education. Written in plain language and offers practical suggestions and tools for applying this perspective within social justice and community organizations.