Newsletter 10.02.2010

NEWS FROM  WOMEN IN SCIENCE-NORWAY

Incentive scheme launched
The percentage of women in top-level academic positions in mathematics, natural science and technology must increase. This is according to the Norwegian Government, which has now set aside NOK 10 million to speed up the process. The money will be used to reward universities and university colleges that raise the percentage of female academic staff during 2010.
http://eng.kvinneriforskning.no/nyhet/vis.html?tid=68939

Wants to be a role model
“It’s possible for women to be managers in male-dominated research fields. Just come to SINTEF and see for yourself,” says Marie-Laure Olivier. She should know what she is talking about. Marie-Laure has always been surrounded by men.
http://eng.kvinneriforskning.no/nyhet/vis.html?tid=68906

Unsuccessful strategy
All the fuss about recruitment destroys young women’s interest in natural science, according to educational researcher Guðrún Jónsdóttir.
http://eng.kvinneriforskning.no/nyhet/vis.html?tid=68642

The door opener
It is pointless to start a search for female applicants one week before the application deadline. If you want to increase the number of women in a male-dominated field, you have to make long-term plans. This is according to Tor Grande, who recently stepped down as head of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU).
http://eng.kvinneriforskning.no/nyhet/vis.html?tid=68371



NEWS FROM KILDEN Information Centre for Gender Research in Norway

Challengers of manliness
Our traditional view of manliness contributes to create a framework in which men can also be victims of sexual abuse, according to Torbjørn Herlof Andersen. The researcher has studied men who have been sexually abused and he shows how they cope with their painful experiences.
http://eng.kilden.forskningsradet.no/c52778/nyhet/vis.html?tid=69228

Portrait: No prima donna
According to colleagues, she is one of the most important scholars on children and gender in the world. So how come she is proofreading texts for colleagues at the Centre for Gender Research at the University of Oslo?
http://eng.kilden.forskningsradet.no/c52778/nyhet/vis.html?tid=68930

A balancing act
Getting married was not the only way for a woman to live her life, even in the 1800s. As art historian Jorunn Veiteberg shows in her new biography of the Norwegian sculptor Ambrosia Tønnesen, an alternative lifestyle was not necessarily filled with self-denial and loneliness.
http://eng.kilden.forskningsradet.no/c52778/nyhet/vis.html?tid=68410



NEWS GATHERED AT GENDER IN NORWAY
Gender in Norway is an information portal, which links to gender relevant news and articles. Please visit http://gender.no for more news, research, statistics and articles regarding gender in Norway.

Education for all becoming harder to achieve
Millions of children could miss the opportunity to go to school as a result of the financial crisis. The UN sounds the alarm in a new report on education. With a view to strengthening girls’ right to education, Norway provides NOK 500 million this year to United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) for its efforts to promote primary education and gender equality.
http://www.regjeringen.no/en/dep/ud/press/News/2010/education_opportunity.html?id=591554

Commission on Child Welfare Experts
A commission has been created in Norway to strengthen legal protections in child welfare cases by exerting quality control of all reports submitted by forensic experts in such cases, whether the reports are ordered by child welfare officials, county social welfare boards, the courts or the private parties involved.
http://www.regjeringen.no/en/dep/bld/Press-Center/Press-releases/2010/Commission-on-Child-Welfare-Experts-is-named.html?id=590019



NEW PUBLICATIONS WITHIN GENDER RESEARCH

Trick or treat? : the UN and implementation of Security Council Resolution 1325 on women, peace, and security
In this article, Torunn L. Tryggestad argues that the adoption of Resolution 1325 illustrates how cross-cutting thematic issues such as “women, peace, and security” today are placed on the agenda and nurtured by the UN Secretariat.
http://eng.kilden.forskningsradet.no/c52781/publikasjon/vis.html?tid=69298&strukt_tid=52781

Where are all the women? : institutional context and the prevalence of women on the corporate board of directors
In her thesis, Johanne Grosvold has mapped the share of women in corporate boards in 50 countries. Her results indicate, among other things, that countries with more liberal political views, lower cultural uncertainty avoidance and a larger share of educated women have more women board directors.
http://eng.kilden.forskningsradet.no/c52781/publikasjon/vis.html?tid=68925&strukt_tid=52781

Physical activity in pregnancy and nutrition during labor as determinants of maternal fitness and labor outcomes
In her thesis, Kristin Reimers Kardel (University of Oslo) found that pregnant healthy women in general probably will benefit from being physically active before and during pregnancy. Reduced physical activity among pregnant women may have adverse effects on pregnancy outcome.
http://eng.kilden.forskningsradet.no/c52781/publikasjon/vis.html?tid=68668&strukt_tid=52781 

Making ends meet : gender and household coping strategies in the West Bank
Palestinian households in the West Bank are becoming poorer and more indebted. By focusing on gender differences within households, this report explores how Palestinians are adapting to the situation.
http://eng.kilden.forskningsradet.no/c52781/publikasjon/vis.html?tid=68343&strukt_tid=52781

Women and fat : approaches to the social study of fatness
In her thesis, Finnish Hannele Harjunen explores female fatness as a multifaceted, gendered, and socially constructed phenomenon and experience. This offers an alternative view to the dominant medical paradigm of fatness.
http://eng.kilden.forskningsradet.no/c52781/publikasjon/vis.html?tid=68598&strukt_tid=52781 

Norma 2.2009
This issue of Norma is mainly based on papers presented at the conference “Changing Men and Masculinities in Gender Equal Societies?” at Roskilde University.
http://eng.kilden.forskningsradet.no/c52781/publikasjon/vis.html?tid=68447&strukt_tid=52781

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