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- Provide information on the concepts of equity, diversity and inclusion, and sex and gender analysis.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Provide information on best practices for integrating EDI and sex and gender analysis into your project or organization<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Recommend relevant EDI tools<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Provide online resources<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Provide coaching support according to the availability of resource persons<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n Accordion<\/span>\n
Equity, diversity, inclusion, sex and gender sub-committee of the Unit\u00e9 de soutien SSA Qu\u00e9bec<\/h3>\n \n\n
Its mission is to:<\/p>\n\n\n
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- support (inform, exchange, recommend) Unit members in taking into account issues related to EDI and analyses concerning sex and gender determinants in the various projects within the Unit;<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- train and advise the Scientific Committee and SSA-RUISSS teams as required;<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- collaborate with other SRAP entities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
The sub-committee is co-chaired by Professor Sara Ahmed (McGill University) and Professor Am\u00e9d\u00e9 Gogovor (Universit\u00e9 Laval).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Members of the Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Sex, Gender sub-committee of the SSA Unit<\/h5>\n\n\n
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- Sara Ahmed, researcher<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Samira Amil, patient partner<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Am\u00e9d\u00e9 Gogovor, researcher<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Robert-Paul Juster, researcher<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Oscar Labra, researcher,<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Ana\u00efs Lacasse, researcher<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Bilkis Vissandj\u00e9e, researcher<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n \n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
An approach sensitive to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) aims to raise awareness of the complexity of the intersecting dynamics of determinants rooted in a historical, social, economic and cultural context, which manifest themselves in the construction of multiple identities, in all their diversity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sex and gender-based analysis, combined with EDI considerations, is \u201can analytical process used to assess the potential impact of government and research initiatives on different groups of women, men, girls, boys and people of diverse gender identities\u201d (CIHR).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sensitivity to EDI and GBA is thus dependent on the adoption of concrete strategies for knowledge generation and the development of innovative interventions that address clinical, population, organizational and structural challenges, with and for the populations concerned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Source: A guide to Applying an Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Approach with Sensitivity<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\n Accordions Group<\/span>\n \n\nKey questions on sex and gender<\/h2>\n\n\n
\n Accordion<\/span>\nWhat is sex?<\/h3>\n \n\n
When we talk about sex, we are generally referring to biological sex, defined by physiological characteristics such as chromosomes, hormones, gene expression and the reproductive system. This generally corresponds to the sex assigned at birth, which can be found on official documents. However, some people are born with physical characteristics that do not fit a binary definition of sex (female or male) or have variations in their sexual development, particularly at puberty. These individuals, who are referred to as intersex or developmentally disabled, are generally assigned a binary sex at birth, particularly in countries or regions that do not allow for the assignment of a non-binary sex at birth (Canada is one such country). In research, sex assigned at birth is most often included, as it is easier to measure because of its binary quality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Gender is a socio-cultural construct that is composed of several dimensions, such as gender identity, gender relations, gender roles, institutionalized gender, etc. It may or may not correspond to the sex (assigned at birth or biologically) of the individual. It may or may not correspond to the sex (assigned at birth or biological) of the individual. Gender is beginning to be measured more frequently in studies, but the diversity of methods used and the evolution of definitions make its interpretation difficult. It is essential to move away from stereotypical characteristics associated with binary genders (femininity and masculinity) in order to measure the experience and perception of individuals without tainting the results with spatial and temporal bias.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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A growing corpus of literature that has evaluated both concepts highlights the fact that gender is as relevant or more relevant to measure in research than sex assigned at birth (National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, 2022). The fact that we rarely have access to the true biological sex of study participants makes the use of sex assigned at birth common practice. This may not be representative of participants’ biological sex, which is still medically sensitive, or of their life experience. Measuring gender allows for the identification of patterns that are not present when measuring sex at birth alone and provides a deeper, more realistic dimension to the results. A joint measurement of sex and gender is therefore ideal.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n \n\n\n
\n Accordion<\/span>\nHow do you measure gender in a research project?<\/h3>\n \n\n
Two tools are proposed by our team: one corresponds to a self-reported measure of perceived gender to be integrated before data collection, while the other corresponds to a method for creating a composite gender index after data collection when only sex assigned at birth has been measured. The proposed tools are presented in two different papers:<\/p>\n\n\n
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- How do we indirectly measure gender in human research? Presentation of a guide for creating a composite gender index<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Measuring gender in human research, a new adapted questionnaire<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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The Unit\u00e9 de Soutien SSA Qu\u00e9bec wants its website to be accessible to people with disabilities and physical restrictions. Given this concern, it has designed its site to comply with many Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG)<\/a>. For more information<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n
\n \n\n\n \n \n\n\n\nGuide to inclusive and epicene writing (in french)<\/h3>\n
This guide is intended to help us be an inclusive organization and to optimize our communications. It is intended to be practical and easy to use, and is intended for use by the entire community of the Unit\u00e9 de soutien SSA Qu\u00e9bec. The adoption of this guide is part of the desire to ensure equal representation of people in the discourse of patient-oriented research (POR) in french in Quebec. We encourage you to send your questions and comments by email to ssaquebec@usherbrooke.ca.\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
- Measuring gender in human research, a new adapted questionnaire<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
- How do we indirectly measure gender in human research? Presentation of a guide for creating a composite gender index<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n