Gender equality

Dad becomes leader, mum becomes mum

A new study shows that the gender gap in management increases after couples have their first child.

Until infidelity, disappearance or impotence do us part – the history of divorce in Norway

The history of divorce reveals hidden stories of love, domestic violence and societal ideals for a healthy marriage.

Feeling gender: from housewife to working mum

When Harriet Bjerrum Nielsen interviewed three generations of Norwegian women and men, she discovered how the emotional perception of gender has developed over time.

The secret behind Norway’s gender quota success

Men still hire men at the highest levels of society. According to researcher Siri Terjesen, gender quotas in the boardroom are the key to counteracting this culture of bias.

Surrogacy challenges gender equality

According to sociologist Ingvill Stuvøy, the debate on surrogacy has added new meanings to the concept of equality.

Gender researchers dismiss new Norwegian equality report

Researchers highly critical of the conservative Norwegian Cabinet’s new White Paper on equality.

Gender equality gives men better lives

Men living in highly gender equal societies have better quality of life than men in less gender equal societies, according to new research from Øystein Gullvåg Holter.

Gender equality reduces violence

Gender equality in the family reduces the risk of violence by two-thirds. This is according to a new European study.

Strong gender equality legislation has enhanced overall protection against discrimination

The Norwegian Gender Equality Act has become a model for expanding the protection against discrimination in other areas as well. In this way the Act has strengthened anti-discrimination laws in general.

History is still for men

The academic field of history remains highly male dominated, according to a new report from the Work Research Institute. A conservative academic culture and a lack of willingness to problematise male dominance in the field can take much of the blame for this.

Gender equality creates new school boys

Boys in primary school talk about their feelings and hold hands. And they are very, very concerned about their bodies and appearance.

The history of Norwegian equality

During the course of 200 years, a European ideal concerning equality gradually became a Norwegian export commodity. The fight for equal rights was not necessarily, however, what led Norway to being at the forefront of equality. The liberalisation of the economy was just as important, according to a new book celebrating Norwegian history of equality from 1814-2013.

Scandinavian views on the gender equal university

Swedish universities have made the most progress in renewing the academic culture and Norwegian institutions have designed effective measures, but in Denmark the prevailing belief is that gender equality has already been achieved.

Mum and dad least equal at Christmas

The greatest gender differences concerning the division of labour occur during the Christmas preparations. There will be no magical Christmas without mum's efforts.

Gender equality politics cause problems when minority families meet the Child Welfare Services

Parents with minority background are perceived as second-rate parents compared to the Child Welfare Service's ideals regarding Norwegian gender equality.

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