Promoting gender equity through health research: Impacts and insights from a canadian initiative

Global Health Promotion

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 25-38

  Stewart, Miriam ^a   Kushner, Kaysi Eastlick ^a,b   Gray, Jean ^b,c   Hart, David A ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b CANADIAN INSTITUTES OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Canada)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Advocacy; Canadian institutes of health research; Capacity building; Gender; Gender equity; Governance; Health institute; Health promotion; Institute of gender and health; Policy; Social justice

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; MALE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXISM;

CANADA; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEX FACTORS; SEXISM;

EID: 84887564411     PISSN: 17579759     EISSN: 17579767     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1757975913476903     Document Type: Article

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