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Sexy sells: The marketing of girls’ sexuality
Tue, 2013-03-19 12:00
The webinar recording is now online! View the webinar (60 minutes). Free event presented by the Canadian Women’s Health Network  Presented by Lilia Goldfarb, Director of Development and...
Mental health among sexual and gender minority (LGBTQ) women: What are the issues?
Mon, 2013-03-04 12:00
The webinar recording is now online! View the webinar (90 minutes). This free event was presented on March 4, 2013 by the Canadian Women’s Health Network in collaboration with Rainbow...
Who’s taking care of Mum and Dad?
Wed, 2013-02-06 12:00
A look at the aging population of women who provide Canada’s long term residential care When: Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013 from 12:00-1:00 p.m. EDT Where: online Presented by Prof. Pat Armstrong, York...
The food insecurity-obesity paradox for women
Fri, 2012-12-07 12:00
The webinar recording is now online! View the webinar (60 minutes). This free event was presented by the Canadian Women’s Health Network and the Atlantic Centre of Excellence...
Endocrine Disruptors in the Workplace: The Case of Women and Automotive Plastics Manufacturing
Wed, 2012-09-12 06:00
The webinar recording is now online! View the webinar (64 minutes). Wednesday, September 12, 11 a.m. to noon, EST A free event presented by the Canadian Women's Health Network and...
Our Favourite Drug: Why are Women and Girls Drinking so Much?
Thu, 2012-06-07 07:00
The webinar recording is now online! View the webinar (53 minutes) In this webinar, CWHN Executive Director Anne Rochon Ford interviews Ann Dowsett Johnston about her research, including questions...
PODCAST: Designer Genitalia - Female Genital Cosmetic Surgery
Sun, 2012-04-08 (All day)
Podcast on Female Genital Cosmetic Surgery Listen to the podcast - mp3 format - 26.6MB Recorded April 8, 2012 Nip and tuck surgeries have become commonplace, but what about cosmetic genital...
La Source, for women’s health
Sat, 2012-03-03 12:00
The webinar recording is now online! Click here to view it (55 minutes, presented in French) A free event presented by the CWHN, in collaboration with the British Columbia Centre of...
What a difference sex and gender make
Tue, 2012-01-31 06:00
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! About What a Difference Sex and...
Women and Multiple Chemical Sensitivities: Canaries in the Coal Mine
Tue, 2011-12-13 06:00
Recording available now! Click here to view An estimated three to five per cent of Canadians have developed sensitivities to chemicals in our day-to-day environment. Women constitute 60 to 80 per...
First Nations women and the legacy of residential schools: Daughters of women survivors use digital media to share experiences
Wed, 2011-11-30 06:00
Recording now available - click here to view 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...
Eating disorders, race and gender
Thu, 2011-09-29 12:00
Click here to view the recording In this webinar, Jill Andrew addresses the growing skin bleaching trend as it relates to women's sense of their bodies. How does the...
The Myth of Osteoporosis: Blowing the whistle on the epidemic
Thu, 2011-09-08 12:00
View the recording here CWHN welcomes Gillian Sanson, author of The Myth of Osteoporosis: What Every Women Should Know About Creating Bone Health (MCD Century Publications, 2011). We are told that...
Biomonitoring: measuring the pollution in women’s bodies to build healthier communities
Wed, 2011-03-30 12:00
Click here to watch the recording CWHN and  the National Network on Environments and Women’s Health welcome Sharyle Patton, who will explore the uses of biomonitoring – the testing of one’s...
What does health mean to girls and young women?
Tue, 2011-03-29 12:00
Click here to watch the recording CWHN hosts a conversation about leadership, empowerment and the role of younger people in advancing women’s health. What health issues matter most to young women...
Motivational Interviewing: how does this innovative therapy help some women with Binge Eating Disorder?
Tue, 2011-02-08 06:00
Click here to view the webinar Presented by the Canadian Women’s Health Network in collaboration with National Eating Disorder Information Centre during National Eating Disorders Awareness Week...
Sex, Lies & Pharmaceuticals: How drug companies plan to profit from “female sexual dysfunction”
Tue, 2010-12-14 12:00
The Canadian Women’s Health Network welcomes drug assessment specialist Dr. Barbara Mintzes to discuss the medicalization of women’s sexuality by pharmaceutical ...
Maternal Health Internationally - What's Really Needed?
Wed, 2010-06-16 12:00
The Canadian Women’s Health Network welcomes Katherine McDonald, Executive Director of Action Canada for Population and Development, to discuss what the evidence shows about maternal health...
Creating Climate Change for the Medical Workplace: Lessons on physician work-life balance from around the world
Thu, 2010-04-29 07:00
The current reality of Canadian physician demographics will require men and women to collaborate to optimize clinical care through innovative ways of organizing clinical work and academic...
Women, Gender & Disaster: What’s the Connection?
Wed, 2010-03-31 12:00
Canadian Women’s Health Network and Prairie Women’s Health Centre of Excellence welcome Dr. Elaine Enarson, a disaster sociologist and a founding member of Gender and Disaster Network Canada....