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Gender-Based Analysis Plus in Canada

Problems and Possibilities of Integrating Intersectionality

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ID11969733
AuthorsOlena Hankivsky (0000-0002-6083-7238, Simon Fraser University, corresponding author), Linda Mussell (0000-0002-8678-3274, Queen's University)
Year2018
Volume44
Issue4
Pages303-316
Publication date2018-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueCanadian Public Policy (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0317-0861 • E-ISSN: 1911-9917
PublisherUniversity of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.3138/cpp.2017-058
OpenAlexW2907441261
LanguageEN
Citations received31
References cited59

International debate is ongoing regarding the innovation of gender mainstreaming (GM), its efficacy, and future utility. Likewise, in Canada, there is a push to learn from early GM efforts and a renewed focus on creating more responsive mainstreaming strategies. Although Canada’s gender-based analysis (GBA) has been researched and evaluated, this study uses the feminist theory of intersectionality to examine the newer GBA+ model, which builds on its predecessor. Drawing on thematic analysis of 32 stakeholder interviews from three different sectors and content analysis of key policy reports, we investigate how the shift to this new model is perceived, whether inclusion of the “+” results in greater responsiveness, and how to better operationalize intersectionality in policy contexts

Content analysis · Gender analysis · Gender equality · Gender mainstreaming · Inclusion (mineral · Intersectionality · Mainstreaming · Operationalization · Pedagogy · Political science · Public relations · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · Stakeholder · Thematic analysis · Gender Diversity and Inequality · Gender Politics and Representation · Gender Studies · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy

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