Towards the inclusion of gender and sex in health research and funding: An institutional perspective
Social Science & MedicinePublished 1 October 2011
Zena Sharman, Joy L. Johnson
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This commentary is written from the vantage point within Institute of Gender and Health, one of the 13 institutes that comprise the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Canada's national health research funding agency.
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In this commentary, we reflect on the challenges of incorporating gender and sex into health research and funding and discuss some of the strategies we have employed in our efforts to overcome them. We write from our vantage point within Institute of Gender and Health, one of the 13 institutes that comprise the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Canada's national health research funding agency.
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