Funding opportunity: Gender, Work and Health Chair Program
Printer-friendly versionThe Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Institute of Gender and Health is announcing the launch of the Gender, Work and Health Chair Program. This initiative is launched in partnership with the CIHR Institute of Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis, the CIHR Institute of Population and Public Health, the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety and the Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail.
The specific objectives of Gender, Work and Health Chair Program are:
• To support leading researchers to develop their programs of research in gender, work and health.
• To build capacity for research on work and health that accounts for gender and sex.
• To foster the translation of that research into gender- and sex-sensitive policies and interventions that improve workers' health.
Each award is valued at $800,000 over five years.
To access the full funding opportunity please visit the CIHR website.
The Canadian Women's Health Network and the Centres of Excellence for Women's Health program are financially supported by Health Canada through the Women's Health Contribution Program. The views herein do not necessarily represent the official policy of Health Canada.