The Canadian Women’s Health Network and the National Network on Environments and Women’s Health are pleased to launch:

Thinking Women and Health Care Reform in Canada
by Pat Armstrong, Barbara Clow, Karen Grant, Margaret Haworth-Brockman, Beth Jackson, Ann Pederson and Morgan Seeley

Thursday Feb. 9 at 7 p.m.
Collected Works Bookstore & Coffeebar, 1242 Wellington Street West, Ottawa

Come and join the authors for a warm drink and refreshments as we celebrate the work of Women and Health Care Reform!

The book is also available through the Women's Press website.

The webinar recording is now online! Click here to view it 

Please join us for the official launch of the CIHR-IGH gender, sex and health research casebook!

A webinar event presented by the CIHR Institute of Gender and Health and the Canadian Women's Health Network

Moderated by Joy Johnson, Scientific Director of the CIHR Institute of Gender and Health

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

Bilingual French/English Q&A.

Participants will also be introduced to a curricular companion to the casebook.

About What a Difference Sex and Gender Make: A Gender, Sex and Health Research Casebook:
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.

For more information, please visit CIHR's website.

When disaster strikes, how are women affected differently than men? Why, for example, are women more likely to be victims of violence after a disaster? And why, during disasters, is women’s work “hidden in plain sight,” despite the fact that women are the majority of care givers?

Not Just VICTIMS: Women in Emergencies and Disasters is a clearly written and accessible guide to how women are affected by – and can be a valuable resource in dealing with – disaster. Based on the work of Dr. Elaine Enarson, this latest publication by Women and Health Care Reform looks at why we need to think about women in emergencies and disasters, what kind of work women and girls can do in these situations, and finally, how can disaster management be more responsive to women.

This 12-page booklet is a valuable resource for all those who are involved with disaster and emergency planning and relief work. It would also be helpful for anyone who wants to learn more about how the everyday lives of women are shaped by gender differences and by inequalities at every stage of the disaster planning cycle.

Not Just VICTIMS: Women in Emergencies and Disasters is now available FREE in BULK quantities. To order your copies, please contact us at:

Canadian Women’s Health Network
203 – 419 Graham Ave.
Winnipeg, MB R3C 0M3
Tel. (toll free): 1-888-818-9172
Fax: 204-989-2355
Email: cwhn@cwhn.ca
www.cwhn.ca

Recording available now! Click here to view

Recorded Tuesday December 13, 2011 from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM EST

A free event presented by the Canadian Women’s Health Network, in collaboration with National Network on Environments and Women's Health and CIHR Team in Gender, Environment and Health

Presented by Geneviève Nadeau, doctoral student at University of Ottawa’s School of Political Studies
Moderated by Anne Rochon Ford, Executive Director of the Canadian Women’s Health Network

Presented in English

An estimated 3 to 5 per cent of Canadians have developed sensitivities to chemicals in our day-to-day environment. Women constitute 60 to 80 per cent of people suffering from these multiple chemical sensitivities (MCS). What are the potential gendered components of this contested health issue, and how do they echo broader conversations related to women’s health and environmental health policy in Canada?

Geneviève Nadeau conducted a critical review of MCS-related literature in the social sciences in the context of a scholarship of the CIHR Team in Gender, Environment and Health. She offers insight on some multifaceted dimensions of MCS related to the health of Canadian women.

Production of this event has been made possible through a financial contribution from Health Canada. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent the views of Health Canada.

Presented by the Canadian Women’s Health Network, in collaboration with Prairie Women's Health Centre of Excellence

Recording now available - click here to view

Recorded Nov. 30, 2011 from 12:00-1:00 p.m. EST

While there has been ongoing research on the effects of residential schools on survivors, there have been few studies looking at how the schools have affected the children of residential school survivors. Researchers Roberta Stout and Sheryl Peters will share insights from their report, kiskinohamâtôtâpânâsk: Inter-generational Effects on Professional First Nations Women Whose Mothers are Residential School Survivors.

Part of the project involved six First Nations women documenting, in their own words and “digital stories,” their understanding of how they had been affected by the schools.

A “digital story” is a 2-5 minute video. It is a personal narrative coupled with a collection of still images, video, and music which illustrates an individual’s story. Indigenous peoples’ stories are intellectual traditions that can disrupt colonial narratives of history, recognize injustice, celebrate resistance, and envision the future.

The filmmakers’ stories offer profound insight into their relationships with their mothers and how the effects of residential school passed through the generations to produce a unique cluster of socio-health effects. The stories also birth hope, showcase resilience, and speak to the emotional and healing journeys of mothers and daughters.

This webinar will feature a video that includes several digital stories and introductions by the filmmakers. Stout and Peters will be on-hand after the video to answer questions.