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• January 16 Anti-Abortion Agencies Get Millions in Government Funding

  NATIONAL — Anti-abortion agencies that work to stop women from having an abortion by misinforming them about the procedure have received millions in government funding over the last five years, the Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada (ARCC) has discovered. ARCC… Read more of Anti-Abortion Agencies Get Millions in Government Funding

• December 15 Are you a woman going through menopause?

  Study Title: "Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Menopausal Symptoms: A Randomized Controlled Trial." The menopausal transition is a time when women experience significant hormonal changes which can lead to many physical and psychological symptoms that can be quite distressing. These symptoms… Read more of Are you a woman going through menopause?

• November 24 Gender transformative health promotion: Opportunities to enhance women’s health and promote gender equity webinar now online

  OWHN was pleased to host this webinar presented by Ann Pederson, PhD, Director of Population Health Promotion at BC Women’s Hospital + Health Centre. Gender-transformative health promotion (GTHP) aims to improve health outcomes as well as gender equity. Ann’s presentation… Read more of Gender transformative health promotion: Opportunities to enhance women’s health and promote gender equity webinar now online

• October 21 HEARTPA♀N is looking for women to inform the development of a mobile app

  Coronary artery disease (CAD) is increasing in women less than 55 years of age due to rising obesity and diabetes rates. Women with CAD have cardiac pain that differs from that of men. Our overall goal is to develop and… Read more of HEARTPA♀N is looking for women to inform the development of a mobile app

• October 21 MENTAL HEALTH and PREGNANCY: Women’s Experiences in Canada

  The purpose of the study is to better understand women’s mental health experiences during perinatal period. St Mary Research Centre is looking for women 18 years or older, currently pregnant or having delivered within the last 4 years, who have… Read more of MENTAL HEALTH and PREGNANCY: Women’s Experiences in Canada

• October 21 2016 Persons Case Award Recipients

  Canadians recognized by Governor General for advancing gender equality October 18, 2016 – Ottawa, ON – Status of Women Canada: Today, the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Status of Women, announced the six outstanding Canadian women who are receiving the… Read more of 2016 Persons Case Award Recipients

• September 29 Looking for women to inform the development of HEARTPA♀N a mobile app

  Coronary artery disease (CAD) is increasing in women less than 55 years of age due to rising obesity and diabetes rates. Women with CAD have cardiac pain that differs from that of men. Our overall goal is to develop and… Read more of Looking for women to inform the development of HEARTPA♀N a mobile app

• September 12 Call for Research Participants: PMS Study, Hamilton, ON

  The Mood Disorders Program at St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton is looking for participants for a research study involving mood and premenstrual symptoms: Females between the ages of 18 – 45 Regular menstrual cycles Diagnosis of major depressive disorder (MDD) or… Read more of Call for Research Participants: PMS Study, Hamilton, ON

• July 13 Standing up for sexual assault survivors' right to fair treatment in the justice system

  At this moment in Canadian History, there is a crisis in public confidence in the justice system’s handling of sexual assault cases. And for good reason: Justice Robin Camps’ well publicized remarks during a 2014 sexual assault trial in Alberta… Read more of Standing up for sexual assault survivors' right to fair treatment in the justice system

• July 13 New report issues urgent call for access to child care for BC's most vulnerable families

  "When my infant daughter was rushed to hospital with a respiratory problem, the ambulance attendants would not let my son come with us, and the transition house staff told me that I could not leave my son there. In that… Read more of New report issues urgent call for access to child care for BC's most vulnerable families

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