Implementing Indigenous Gender-Based Analysis in Research: Principles, Practices and Lessons Learned

Carlos E. Sanchez-Pimienta, Jeffrey R. Masuda, Mary B. Doucette, Diana Lewis, Sarah Rotz, on behalf of the Native Women’s Association of Canada, Hannah Tait Neufeld and Heather Castleden
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Carlos E. Sanchez-Pimienta: Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5T 3M7, Canada
Jeffrey R. Masuda: School of Public Health and Social Policy, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC V8P 5C2, Canada
Mary B. Doucette: Organizational Management Department, Cape Breton University, Sydney, NS B1P 6L2, Canada
Diana Lewis: Department of Geography, Western University, London, ON N6A 3K7, Canada
Sarah Rotz: Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change, York University, Toronto, ON M3J 1P3, Canada
on behalf of the Native Women’s Association of Canada: Jaisie Walker and Tiffany Walsh are members of this research group.
Hannah Tait Neufeld: School of Public Health Sciences, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada
Heather Castleden: School of Public Administration, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC V8P 5C2, Canada

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 21, 1-17

Abstract: Numerous tools for addressing gender inequality in governmental policies, programs, and research have emerged across the globe. Unfortunately, such tools have largely failed to account for the impacts of colonialism on Indigenous Peoples’ lives and lands. In Canada, Indigenous organizations have advanced gender-based analysis frameworks that are culturally-grounded and situate the understanding of gender identities, roles, and responsibilities within and across diverse Indigenous contexts. However, there is limited guidance on how to integrate Indigenous gender-based frameworks in the context of research. The authors of this paper are participants of a multi-site research program investigating intersectoral spaces of Indigenous-led renewable energy development within Canada. Through introspective methods, we reflected on the implementation of gender considerations into our research team’s governance and research activities. We found three critical lessons: (1) embracing Two-Eyed Seeing or Etuaptmumk while making space for Indigenous leadership; (2) trusting the expertise that stems from the lived experiences and relationships of researchers and team members; and (3) shifting the emphasis from ‘gender-based analysis’ to ‘gender-based relationality’ in the implementation of gender-related research considerations. Our research findings provide a novel empirical example of the day-to-day principles and practices that may arise when implementing Indigenous gender-based analysis frameworks in the context of research.

Keywords: culturally relevant gender-based analysis; Indigenous Peoples; Indigenous health; renewable energy; intersectoral collaboration; decolonization; gender mainstreaming (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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