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Rising to the Challenge: Sex and gender-based analysis for health planning, policy and research in Canada
Barbara Clow, Ann Pederson, Margaret Haworth-Brockman,
and Jennifer Bernier
Rising to the Challenge is a book that describes the process of sex- and gender-based analysis and offers a collection of case studies and commentaries that illustrate SGBA in action. The book is of interest to people working on policy, planning and research and to people at various levels of government. It will help readers understand sex- and gender-based analysis and learn how to apply it in their work for and with women and men, girls and boys.
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Sex- and gender-based analysis reminds us to ask questions about similarities and differences between and among women and men, such as:
Do women and men have the same susceptibility to lung disease from smoking? Are women at the same risk as men of contracting HIV/AIDS through heterosexual intercourse?
Are the symptoms of heart disease the same in women and men? Are x-rays equally useful for reflecting the level of disability and pain experienced by women and men living with osteoarthritis?
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Do boys and girls have similar experiences of being overweight or obese? Do international tobacco control policies work the same way for men and women? By introducing such questions, sex- and gender-based analysis can help lead to positive changes in how programs are offered or how resources are allocated.
Guides for Women and Organisations that Work with Women
Two new resources are now available to assist women with addictions and community groups that serve them in making decisions about participating in research. Prepared by researchers from the Women's Health Research Institute’s Mental Health and Addictions Unit, the BC Centre of Excellence for Women’s Health, UBC, and the University of Victoria, these guides summarize findings from a CIHR-funded study lead by Dr. Amy Salmon that examined how to better support the active and meaningful participation of women with substance use problems in health research.
Your Rights in Research: A Guide for Women
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When Researchers Come Calling: A Guide for Organisations that Work with Women
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Often seen as a “vulnerable population” in research and clinical settings, substance-using women also have rights to be included in respectful research that reflects their interests and priorities. Your Rights in Research: A Guide for Women and When Researchers Come Calling: A Guide for Organisations that Work with Women address both concerns, highlighting issues regarding informed consent, participant recruitment and retention strategies, the provision of honoraria or incentives, confidentiality, and reporting of research results. For more information about these guides or this study, please contact: Dr. Amy Salmon at: asalmon@cw.bc.ca or (604)875-2424 ext. 4880.
Aboriginal Adolescent Girls and Smoking
Sandrina de Finney, Pauline Janyst & Lorraine Greaves
A qualitative study on smoking and Aboriginal adolescent girls (ages 13 to 19) was conducted in 2007-08 in partnership with six Aboriginal communities in British Columbia and researchers affiliated with the British Columbia Centre of Excellence for Women’s Health and the University of British Columbia. The need for the study emerged from our experiences with tobacco prevention and several research projects undertaken since 2002, which identified the need for culturally based and gender-sensitive evidence and frameworks to inform tobacco-control programming among Aboriginal girls. The study’s findings will be presented followed by a discussion on how age, gender, culture, and context intersect to shape Aboriginal girls’ experiences of smoking.
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New Releases by the Provincial Health Services Authority and the BC Centre of Excellence for Women's Health
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Taking a Second Look: Analyzing Health Inequities in British Columbia with a Sex, Gender, and Diversity Lens examines a number of reported health inequities in British Columbia using sex- and gender-based analysis. It details how understanding the social context behind health inequities, which is strongly affected by issues of sex, gender, and diversity, can have powerful implications for how different populations experience and are marginalized by health inequities.
Worth a Second Look: Considerations for Action on Health Inequities in British Columbia with a Sex, Gender, and Diversity Lens approaches health inequities from the standpoint of potential policy action. It provides examples of how applying a sex- and gender-based analysis can help refine policy options to be more effective, equitable, and cost-efficient.
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