National Women’s Health Research Initiative: Ideas Fair and Learning Circle

NWHRI Ideas Fair Infographic

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A pink and purple infographic with cartoon images of women and gender diverse people. The infographic says: National Women’s Health Research Initiative (NWHRI) Ideas Fair and Learning Circle – Event in Review.

1. Who Attended

   242 people registered to attend the NWHRI Ideas Fair and Learning Circle to identify and address challenges in women and gender-diverse peoples' health and wellness. On Day 1, 160 people attended representing a 67% engagement rate. On Day 2, 120 people attended representing a 49% engagement rate.

   Participant Self-ID

   • Racialized populations*: 20%
   • First generation immigrant: 20%
   • Person living with a chronic health condition: 14%
   • Person with a disability: 10%
   • Black: 10%
   • French speaker: 7%
   • Rural, remote or Northern: 6%
   • Youth (15-24): 3%
   • First Nations: 3%
   • Older adult (65+): 2%
   • Métis: 2%
   • Inuit: 0.4%
   • None of the above: 28%

   *all people and communities impacted by racism (e.g. Latino, East/Southeast Asian, Middle Eastern, South Asian populations)

   Gender Diversity

   • Cis and trans women: 85%
   • Cis and trans men: 7%
   • Non-binary: 2%
   • Two-Spirit: 0.4%
   • Remainder selected 'other' or 'prefer not to say'

   Pronouns

   • She/her/elle: 88%
   • He/him/il: 7%
   • They/them/iel: 2%
   • Multiple pronouns: 3%

   Note: All percentages throughout reflect the rate of registrants

2. Geographic Representation (n=242)

   • Yukon: 0%
   • Northwest Territories: 1%
   • Nunavut: 0%
   • BC: 20%
   • Alberta: 9%
   • Saskatchewan: 2%
   • Manitoba: 4%
   • Ontario: 38%
   • Quebec: 14%
   • New Brunswick: 0.4%
   • Nova Scotia: 5%
   • PEI: 0.8%
   • Newfoundland and Labrador: 2%

3. Organizational Representation

   • Academic: 59%
   • Charity, NGO, community organization: 31%
   • Hospital/ clinic: 14%
   • Government: 8%
   • Individual, consultant, private sector: 8%
   • Other: 5%

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4. Event Program

   • Day 1 | Oct. 25, 2022

     Day 1 focused on sharing participant stories and visions for a more robust and responsive healthcare system for women and gender diverse people.

     • Welcome and setting the stage
       Cara Tannenbaum, Elder Valerie, Lisa Smylie, Hazelle Palmer, Isabella Chan, Angela Kaida

     • Why are we gathering here today?
       Cara Tannenbaum

     • Small group discussions

     • Creating a Pan-Canadian Women’s Health Coalition
       Michelle Peel, Katarina Dedovic

     • Planning for future generations
       Cindy Kalenga

     • Small group discussions

     • Debrief and wrap-up
       Elder Valerie, Cara Tannenbaum

   • Day 2 | Oct. 26, 2022

     Day 2 focused on brainstorming solutions to transform women and gender-diverse peoples' health in Canada through the Pan-Canadian Women’s Health funding opportunity.

     • Welcome back
       Elder Valerie, Cara Tannenbaum

     • Tips and tricks for writing a successful grant
       Sharon Straus, Mohini Datta-Ray, Jessica Cattaneo

     • Small group discussions

     • Vision for the Coordinating Center of the Coalition
       Cara Tannenbaum, Elder Valerie

     • Reflections and next steps
       Elder Valerie, Cara Tannenbaum

5. Small group health priority discussions

   In their registration forms, participants were asked to identify priorities related to women’s, girls’ and gender-diverse peoples’ health. Their responses informed small group discussion topics and identified priority areas for future health research.

   • 2SLGBTQI+ health
   • Accessibility and the health of people with disabilities
   • Aging women’s health
   • Black women’s health
   • Cardiovascular health
   • Chronic diseases and pain
   • Environment and women’s health
   • Gender-based violence
   • Healthcare access and trauma-informed care
   • Hormones, menstruation & menopause
   • Immigrant women’s health
   • Intersectionality in women’s health
   • Indigenous and Two-Spirit peoples’ health
   • Mental health
   • Pelvic health
   • Pregnancy and postpartum health
   • Racialized women’s health
   • Rural and remote women’s health
   • Sexual and reproductive health
   • Social determinants of women’s health
   • Substance use

6. Quick Facts

   • 23% of registrants completed the post-event survey (55 people)
   • 78% of survey respondents said the Ideas Fair met or exceeded their expectations
   • 58% of survey respondents said they made valuable new connections with other people at the event
   • 27% of registrants added their names to the NWHRI Partner Linkage Tool (65 people)
   • 34% of registrants then attended a post-event webinar on the Pan Canadian Women’s Health Coalition Hubs funding opportunity (83 people)

7. More Information

   • For more information on the NWHRI, visit: National Women's Health Research Initiative
   • If you have questions or would like to request event materials, contact: NWHRI-INRSF@cihr-irsc.gc.ca

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