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Mon, 2012-03-05 13:22
Café scientifique: Looking at intersectionality as a framework for analysis and research in women’s health
Wednesday March 28, 12:00-2:30pm
Toronto Reference Library, Bram and Bluma Appel Salon, 789 Yonge Street, Toronto (just north of Yonge/Bloor...
Fri, 2012-03-02 03:00
This year’s International Women’s Day is our 101st! Imagine: we’re now in the second century since women around the world began celebrating our achievements to gain economic, political and social equality. While it’s true that some of us have...
Tue, 2012-02-28 12:19
The British Columbia Centre of Excellence for Women's Health, in partnership with the Prairie Women's Health Centre of Excellence and the Atlantic Centre of Excellence for Women's Health, has just released a new publication:
Careful Measures: An...
Tue, 2012-02-28 12:12
This new CBC documentary explores how our hypersexualized culture is affecting our kids – both girls and boys – from a very early age and in very alarming ways:
“The powder keg that is porn culture has exploded in the lives of North American...
Tue, 2012-02-28 12:07
Nomination Deadline: March 31st, 2012
Do you know a woman that ProMOTION Plus should know?
§ A woman who has made a significant difference through sport for girls and women in British Columbia?
§ A woman who has...
Tue, 2012-02-28 12:05
The UNCSW is in session from February 27thto March 9th,, in New York City.
The session has gathered representatives from Member States, UN entities, and ECOSOC-accredited non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from around the world. The priority...
Wed, 2012-02-15 21:57
Wednesday March 7th, 2012 – 9:30-11:30am SFU Harbour Centre – 515 West Hastings Street Room 7050, 7th floor computer lab Vancouver, BC
Limited seating
Join British Columbia Centre of Excellence for Women's Health for a hands-on introduction to two sex-...
Wed, 2012-02-15 21:52
Please join the Girls Action Foundation & the British Columbia Centre of Excellence for Women's Health for a Webcast on the findings from the Girls' Perspectives on Girls' Groups Project:
Girls' Empowerment Groups and Healthy Living
March 9, 8:...
Wed, 2012-02-15 21:50
CIHR Institute of Gender and Health Webinar Series on Integrating Gender and Sex in Health Research
By Dr. Karen Messing
Monday, March 12, 2012
Webinar Time (by time zone) Pacific 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. Mountain 11:00 a.m.- 12:00 p.m. Central 12:00 - 1...
Wed, 2012-02-15 21:47
From the press release for this new book launched January 23, 2012:
“Mammography screening has been a source of controversy ever since it was introduced, with advocates and dissenters arguing back and forth about the benefits and harms of this method of...
Wed, 2012-02-15 21:42
Young people ages 10-24 account for 27 percent of the world’s population totaling at 1.7 billion. Worldwide, approximately 16 million women and girls ages 15 to 19 give birth each year, accounting for approximately 11 percent of all births worldwide. For...
Mon, 2012-02-13 21:18
This newly launched peer-reviewed casebook by the Institute of Gender and Health, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, presents a range of research-based accounts that illustrate how attending to gender and sex in health research contributes to...
Mon, 2012-02-13 21:17
A research coordinator for the Women’s Health Concerns Clinic in Hamilton, Ontario has put out the following call for participants for a study:
Are you experiencing menopause-related symptoms, such as hot flashes, night sweats, disturbed sleep, or...
Mon, 2012-02-13 21:15
February 28, 2012
Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital, 209 Victoria Street, 2nd Floor, Room 211, Toronto Reception to follow in 2nd floor lobby (beginning at 6:30).
The Project for an Ontario Women's Health Evidence-Based Report (...
Mon, 2012-02-13 21:12
Making sure everyone counts: considerations for inclusion, identification and analysis of transgender and transsexual participants in health surveys
by Dr. Greta Bauer
CIHR Institute of Gender and Health Webinar Series on Integrating Gender and Sex in...
Fri, 2012-02-10 08:00
February 6 was International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), a UN-sponsored day dedicated to raising awareness of the thousands year-old practice whereby a girl or woman’s genitals are cut.
Read about how community...
Wed, 2012-02-08 09:29
The FREDA Centre for Research on Violence Against Women and Children (School of Criminology, Simon Fraser University), in partnership with the Alliance of Canadian Research Centres on Violence, the Canadian Observatory on the Justice System’s Response to...
Wed, 2012-02-08 09:26
It is time to register!
Once again Girls Action is hitting the road with their Regional Events to be held in a location near you.
Zoom in on Girls will continue its tradition as a forum for girls’ programmers to learn, share, strategize and...
Wed, 2012-02-08 03:00
The British Columbia Centre of Excellence for Women's Health, in partnership with the Prairie Women's Health Centre of Excellence and the Atlantic Centre of Excellence for Women's Health, has just released a new publication:
Careful Measures: An...
Tue, 2012-02-07 16:18
The BC Centre of Excellence for Women's Health (located at BC Women's Hospital) is looking for volunteers to help them with a digital storytelling project.
For the past 10 years, the BCCEWH has been doing women-friendly research on smoking in pregnancy...
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