Open-access resources to advance more equitable and inclusive research, policy, and practice in Canada and beyond
Welcome! After six years with institutional limbo and funding wind down, in September 2024 CGSHE closed its doors as an academic centre and transitioned to an online repository of open-access research education resources, or a Collaborative of Gender and Sexual Health Equity Research Education Resources (“CGSHE”). Here, you will find freely available resources to advance more equitable and inclusive research, policy, and practice -from research equity toolkits and decolonizing research learnings to research education and knowledge translation sessions with leading local and international gender and sexual health equity research and methods experts, created from 2018-2024. As a commitment to facilitating open access and ensuring resources remain available and accessible, all can be used and shared freely within your networks, with appropriate credit to authors, speakers, & CGSHE.
CGSHE commemorates IDAHOBIT 2024
May 17 marks the International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOBIT). In honour of the 2024 IDAHOBIT theme, âNo one left behind: equality, freedom and justice for allâ, we are spotlighting the MindMapBC project. Learn more about the collaborative work put into the project by REAFFIRM and QMUNITY and the teams’ hopes for its future.
Highlighting CGSHE researchers for 2024âs International Day for Women & Girls in Science
International Day for Women and Girls in Science, observed annually on February 11, is a day to celebrate the women trailblazers in science and amplify the next generation. This year, we asked CGSHE researchers to share some insight into their work.
CGSHE honours Trans Awareness Week
In honour of Transgender Awareness Week, the CGSHE comms team connected with CGSHE Postdoctoral Fellow, Dr. A.J. Lowik to learn more about trans-inclusive and gender-affirming abortion care.
CGSHE honours Sex Worker Pride
September 14, 2023, marks the fifth anniversary of Sex Worker Pride, a day honouring the strides of the sex worker rights movement and ongoing resistance. To celebrate, we are highlighting local organized efforts to advance sex worker rights in British Columbia.
CGSHE commemorates Pride Month
To commemorate June as Pride Month, CGSHE is highlighting research that uplifts 2S/LGBTQ+ people and communities on our blog. For todayâs blog post, we connected with the MindMapBC team to learn more about their important project supporting mental health care access for 2S/LGBTQ+ folks across British Columbia.
AMPLIFYing Indigenous voices for culturally safer sexual and reproductive health
For Indigenous History Month in Canada, CGSHE is highlighting the AMPLIFY project. This project centres Indigenous community-based voices to inform equitable access to culturally safe sexual health care and reproductive justice for Indigenous women (cis and trans), gender diverse and Two-Spirit Peoples.
CGSHE commemorates Indigenous History Month
For Indigenous History Month, CGSHE is highlighting some of our past Spotlight Series speakers: Dr. Angela Mashford-Pringle, Jessy Dame and Miranda Kelly. They address a wide range of topical issues such as the overrepresentation of Indigenous Peoples in incarceration, the erasure of Two-Spirit folks in data collection, and the ongoing colonization of childbirth.
CGSHE honours International Transgender Day of Visibility
For this yearâs International Transgender Day of Visibility, we are highlighting our Gender and Sex in Methods and Measures Research Equity Toolkit. Our toolkit aims to address the erasure in research of trans people and others who are marginalized and minoritized on the basis of their genders, sexes and sexualities.
CGSHE commemorates International Women’s Day
For this yearâs International Womenâs Day, we wanted to recognize a handful of women who have acted as advocates in the gender and sexual health equity space. Jean Goodwill, Dianna Boileau & Brenda Campbell helped to pave the way in their communities for the women who came after them.