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25 November 2020

New Blog Post – Intimate partner violence and strangulation on the rise during COVID-19

Author: Karen Mason, Co-founder of SOAR // Since Covid-19 and its lockdowns first threw a giant wrench in our collective lives more than eight months ago, news headlines around the world have echoed a similar theme.

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29 October 2020

New Blog Post—Barriers in Transgender Research

Author: Keila Turino Miranda, BSc Honours in Pharmacology, University of Alberta, Twitter: @keila_turino The transgender community is a growing and underserved population estimated to reach over one million in the USA alone.[1] In comparison to their cis-counterparts, where sex (biological attributes) and gender (socially constructed roles, behaviours, expressions…

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22 August 2020

We’re Hiring!

We're hiring 6 part time UBC graduate students to coordinate 3 knowledge translation initiatives: our Women's Health Blog and a new Women's Health Video Series and Podcast. Students will get the chance to develop content, gain knowledge translation mentorship and fine tune their science communication skills. Applications will be accepted until September 3rd through Careers Online.…

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14 August 2020

New Podcast: We Need Your Help!

We are very excited to launch a new Women’s Health Podcast in September! The podcast will explore multidisciplinary perspectives on women’s health through the eyes of STEM researchers at all career stages—including students. The goal of this podcast is to raise awareness about women’s health issues and guide listeners through their…

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12 August 2020

Trainee Research Presentation: Gone Global

On Aug 10th we held another Trainee Research Presentation that showcased the work of 5 students who are working to improve the health outcomes of women. Each presenter gave a 5 minute talk that was followed by a Q& A session. These presenters covered a wide variety of topics including racial disparities in perinatal health, differing impacts of COVID-19 on sleep,…

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12 August 2020

New Blog Post—Sex/Gender Research: Resources for the Early Integrator to the Advanced Champion

Author: Jennifer Williams, Ph D Candidate, Mc Master University | Email: willijs3@mcmaster.ca | Twitter: @jennyswilliams The importance of integrating sex/gender in health research has been evident in the calls for action by researchers, funding organizations, and peer-reviewed journals alike. Especially in the midst of the global…

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