The most recent Beyond the Binary chapter took the BC-based guide through a national scale-up and French translation through a collaboration with the Partnership for Women’s Health Research (PWHR) Canada, which was released in November 2024.
A continued goal articulated by community members and researchers alike, has been to take the core principles of gender-inclusive language and work towards implementation within our research systems. Through PWHR and with a new Principal Investigator, we will initiate work to move these language practices into research ethics boards.
The successful CIHR Planning and Dissemination grant titled, “Advancing Gender Inclusive and Equitable Research with Research Ethics Boards (REB)” will be led by Dr. Sofia Ahmed. Dr. Ahmed is joined by existing BTB Community and Research Task Force members, with new members from the PHSA Community including Dr. Kathryn Dewar, Dr. Holly Longstaff, and Brittany Schichter.
The project anchors itself in the Tri-council Policy Statement to ensure the ethical conduct of research. Specifically, Article 4.1, Appropriate Inclusion, is based on principles of Justice, and states that no one should be unfairly excluded from research on the basis of gender (as well as other attributes). The team will be working collaboratively to develop tools for REB implementation over the coming year.
If you have questions or are interested in joining the BTB project and initiatives, please email Nicole.Prestley@cw.bc.ca.
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