Systematic examination of sex (biological) and gender (socio-cultural) differences between men, women, girls, boys and gender diverse people to expand our understanding of health determinants

• How sex and gender interact with other intersecting identities such as age, ethnicity etc., to contribute to exposure to various risk factors, disease courses and outcomes
• How CIHR supports the integration of sex and gender into health research
• Progress and impacts of integration of sex and gender into health research

Rather than waiting for complaints and inadequately responding with piecemeal initiatives under specific time constraints, this Ministry is applying GBA+ to improve services to ensure changes hit the mark for the diverse population requiring services. This session will provide information on:

• The Policy Plan
• Broad consultation
• Review of targeted GBA+ groups

This City of Calgary has been on a journey exploring how to best advance the delivery of equitable services. The focus of this session will include the steps The City of Calgary has taken to introduce GBA+ including:

• development of a mandate to complete this work through new policy and strategy;
• completion of a baseline assessment to determine need;
• completion of a GBA+ pilot;
• development of a citizen advisory committee to guide the process; and
• relationship building with other orders of government and municipalities to learn from their experience and expertise.

The session will also include an assessment of strengths and barriers identified in our approach and results of City of Calgary initiatives to date.

• Where does bias come from?
• How do we find our own biases?
• How can we mitigate our own and our organization’s biases?
• Advance work needed: please complete the Harvard Implicit Association Test for at least ‘Gender’: https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/langchoice/canada.html

At the heart of feminist GE analysis and feminist MEL is the commitment towards feminist values and the desire to understand how change happens, what works, and how gender relations can be shifted. The feminist GE analysis and MEL process begins with an action – the choice to undertake a feminist process and the  realization that the participation in this approach is a form of power. It is about the inclusion of voices not often heard. To that end, this presentation will explore:

• Oxfam’s experience and approach in feminist GE analysis and feminist MEL – key principles
• Lessons learned and best practices stemming from programs
• How to best ensure the approach is intersectional and inclusive of most marginalized groups
• Ethical and safety considerations
• Data and evidence

• How do beneficiary countries react to GBA+?
• Examples from the Caribbean
• Strategies for communicating what you are doing and why

An interactive session that will help you consolidate everything covered during the two days of the conference.