Towards the inclusion of gender and sex in health research and funding: an institutional perspective

Soc Sci Med. 2012 Jun;74(11):1812-6. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2011.08.039. Epub 2011 Sep 29.

Abstract

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.

MeSH terms

  • Canada
  • Female
  • Financial Support*
  • Health*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Research / economics*
  • Sex Factors*
  • United States