Hi Maud Christine
Always start with theory. Rather than treating gender/sex as a face-sheet variable and inserting it in the regression model, begin by trying to figure out why the programme might be interpreted differently by men and women, boys and girls, brides and bridegrooms, witches and wizards. Then produce a multi-method design that will allow you to test your theory.
And you only do this, of course, depending on the policy/intervention and whether you consider gender a major constraint/contributor to effectiveness.
RP
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From: Realist and Meta-narrative Evidence Synthesis: Evolving Standards [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Maud-Christine Chouinard
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Subject: Gender and Sex-based Analysis in Realist Synthesis
Preparing a grant application for a realist synthesis for Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR), I must ensure to meet their specific requirements regarding analyzes by sex and gender. CIHR expects that all research applicants will integrate gender and sex into their research designs when appropriate (http://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/32019.html). I recognize that the integration of gender or sex in the analysis about the programs theories or outcomes depends on the subject of the realist review, but I wonder if some of you have already been to integrate these aspects into one of your proposals for a realist synthesis and how you did it?
Thanks in advance
Maud-Christine Chouinard
Health Sciences Department
Université du Québec à Chicoutimi
Canada
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