CIHR’s Institute of Gender and Health is putting together a toolkit for gender, sex and health research and we want your input! The toolkit will consist of information and resources, including research instruments, publications, how-to guides, examples of best practices, and other relevant materials. We’re going to pilot this toolkit at our 2010 Summer Institute; a five-day intensive training program for graduate students and post-doctoral fellows.

Do you know of a resource that we should add to the toolkit? Please send your suggestions (with relevant background materials, if applicable) to Zena Sharman at zsharman@exchange.ubc.ca by March 1, 2010.

We’re looking for research instruments, key publications about research methods, examples of best practices in gender, sex and health research, and other relevant research tools. We’re interested in both established and emerging tools, as well as critical appraisals of existing tools. What works? What doesn’t? What’s new?

You don’t have to be the lead author on a tool to recommend it. The Institute of Gender and Health will obtain all necessary permissions before including these resources in the toolkit for gender, sex and health research.

For more information, please contact: Zena Sharman, Assistant Director, CIHR’s Institute of Gender and Health

E-mail: zsharman@exchange.ubc.ca

Phone: 604-827-3284