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Measuring research participants' sexes and genders / A.J. Lowik (lead author).MR4-205/2025E-PDF

"The purpose of this Meet the Methods is to summarize and expand on the fourth tool in the Canadian Gender & Sex in Methods and Measurement toolkit. That tool, and this resource by extension, provide guidance on whether, when and how to measure facets of study participants’ sexes and genders. Rather than prescribing a single “best” approach, this resource encourages a thoughtful and critical interrogation of the advantages and shortcomings of different approaches – where the ‘best’ measure in one respect may have shortcomings in others. We focus on best practices as the process of selecting measures with intentionality, and reporting on those intentions with transparency, humility, and accountability"--Page [1].

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Department/Agency
  • Canada. Canadian Institutes of Health Research. Institute of Gender and Health, issuing body.
TitleMeasuring research participants' sexes and genders / A.J. Lowik (lead author).
Series title
  • Meet the methods series ; Issue 6
Publication typeMonograph - View Master Record
Language[English]
Other language editions[French]
FormatDigital text
Electronic document
Note(s)
  • Caption title.
  • Issued also in French under title: Mesure du sexe et du genre des participants à la recherche.
  • Includes bibliographical references (page [6]).
Publishing information
  • [Ottawa] : Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Institute of Gender and Health = Instituts de recherche en santé du Canada, Institut de la santé des femmes et des hommes, November 2025.
Author / Contributor
  • Lowik, A.J., author.
Description1 online resource (6 unnumbered pages) : illustrations, photographs.
ISBN9780660797724
Catalogue number
  • MR4-205/2025E-PDF
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