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Gendered Innovations in Science, Health & Medicine, and Engineering
The Gendered Innovations project: 1) develops practical methods of sex and gender analysis for scientists and engineers; 2) provides case studies as concrete illustrations of how sex and gender analysis leads to innovation.

Gender, Sex, and Health Videos
Tune into IGH-funded researchers talking about how gender and sex matter in understanding and addressing pressing health issues:

Reflections on Women's Health and Women's Status: National and Global Perspectives - An International Women's Day Event
In celebration of the 100th anniversary of International Women's Day, leading women's health researchers Drs. Lynn McIntyre, Bilkis Vissandjée, and Lorraine Greaves share their reflections in a brief panel presentation. Chaired by Dr. Joy Johnson, Scientific Director, CIHR Institute of Gender and Health.

Gender, Sex and Health Research Guide: A Tool for CIHR Applicants
The purpose of this tool is to give health researchers a framework for thinking through how gender and/or sex might be integrated into their research designs.

Webcast series of the Innovations in Gender, Sex, and Health Research Conference
Session details:

  1. Why Do We Need an Institute of Gender and Health? Presented by Dr. Chloe E. Bird, RAND Corporation
  2. Of Boys and Men: The State of the Science on Boys' and Men's Health. Presented by Dr. Larry Goldenberg, University of British Columbia; Dr. John Oliffe, University of British Columbia; and Dr. Yves Tremblay, Laval University. Moderated by Dr. Blye Frank, Dalhousie University
  3. The X Factor: Accounting for Sex in Biomedical Research. Presented by Dr. Gillian Einstein, University of Toronto; Dr. Olga Kovalchuk, University of Lethbridge; and Dr. Jeffrey S. Mogil, McGill University. Moderated by Dr. Sonia Lupien, University of Montreal
  4. From Knowledge to Action: Using Sex, Gender and Health Research to Improve Policy and Practice. Presented by Dr. Paula A. Johnson, Harvard University

Theory and key concepts in gender, sex, and health research
View a recording of July 6, 2010 research training session with experts Drs. Joy Johnson, Blye Frank, Olena Hankivsky, and Gillian Einstein.