Tool #7: Developing & Working with Validated Scales

Tool #7: Developing & Working with Validated Scales

How do we design and validate inclusive scales? How do we use pre-existing scales with known shortcomings when it isn’t feasible to develop a new one? Validated scales undergo specific scientific testing to ensure their reliability and generalizability. However, when scales are validated only with endosex, cisgender people, whether they can be reliably used with intersex, trans, and Two-Spirit people is called into question. Tool #7 explores these questions and provides strategic tips and recommendations!

SHAWNA Newsletter Winter 2024

Updates on SHAWNA’s digital storytelling project “My Story, My Way”. Also, new infographics based on the latest SHAWNA research, Positive Women’s Advisory Board updates, Dr. Kathleen Deering’s CGSHE Speaker Series talk and more!

AESHA 2023 Newsletter

New research on access to HIV/STI testing, barriers to reporting violence to the police, and housing instability. New infographic on experiences of racialized and im/migrant sex workers, available in Mandarin and English. Staff highlights and education opportunities. Check out the newsletter for more AESHA Project news and updates!

Addressing HIV Stigma & Discrimination

New research by the SHAWNA Project examines the impact of social factors like food insecurity, violence and substance use on HIV-related stigma and discrimination. Check out this infographic to learn more about their findings and recommendations

Experiences of Men, Nonbinary & Two-Spirit Sex Workers

Popular discourse and sex work policy often ignore the needs and realities of men, nonbinary, and Two-Spirit (MNB2S) sex workers. The AESHA Project found that MNB2S sex workers face intersecting barriers to reporting violence. Read more about their findings and recommendations.

The Canadian Non-binary Youth in Sport Report

The experiences of non-binary youth in organized team sports in Canada have been drastically understudied. Martha Gumprich and Nicola Hare address this issue in The Canadian Non-binary Youth in Sport Report. This report is based on the findings from Gumprich’s thesis on the experiences of non-binary youth in organized team sports in Canada, along with suggestions posed by youth from focus group sessions.

Non-binary Youth in Sport Social Media Toolkit

The Canadian Non-binary Youth in Sport Report has clear, easy to follow suggestions for making sport more inclusive of all genders. Would you like to help promote the report? This toolkit has two sets of social media shareables that summarize the main findings of the report and solutions to the issues many non-binary youth face. Share today!

Immigration Status Impacts B.C. Residents’ Access to Health Care

The IRIS Project aimed to understand how immigration status impacts B.C. residents’ access to COVID-19 testing and health care. They found that that temporary residents were 47% more likely to test positive for COVID-19 but 50% less likely to see a doctor. Check out the infographic to learn more about their findings and recommendations.

Barriers to sexual health testing for sex workers

Access to safe, voluntary and sex work-friendly sexual health testing is one of many occupational health and safety priorities for sex workers. In the context of ongoing criminalization and occupational stigma, the AESHA Project explored sex workers’ access to HIV/STI testing. Learn more in this infographic!

Health barriers among im/migrant sex workers

AESHA project data shows that im/migrant sex workers are 2.5 times more likely to experience client condom refusal and twice as likely to have gaps in health care insurance coverage. To find out more about health barriers among im/migrant sex workers in Metro Vancouver, check out the infographic. Available in English and Chinese!

AESHA项目研究结果表明:移民/移居性工作者和非移民性工作者相比,在工作中有2.5倍的可能性被客人拒绝使用安全套,并且有超过2倍的可能性缺少医疗保险。请看下面的资讯图表来了解关于更多大温地区移民/移居性工作者在健康方面面临的障碍。有英文和中文!