At a glance
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2013
Surrogacy transforms ideas of family (21.05.2013)
Surrogacy has changed the perceptions of what a family is and should be. Read more at ScienceNordic.com
Oslo freedom forum (15.05.2013)
Founder of anti-sexual harassment organisation Tahrir Bodyguard, Soraya Bahgat, addressed the Oslo Freedom Forum this week. Read more at Norway News
Nordic countries best places to be a mother (07.05.2013)
According to a new ranking, the Nordic countries are the best in the world in which to become a mother. Finland ranks highest, followed by Sweden and Norway. Read more at The Local - Sweden's News in English
Girl-dominated classes bad for boys (06.05.2013)
New research shows that attending school classes dominated by girls in lower secondary school has negative effects for boys' education and career. They tend to take shorter education and work in less paid jobs later in life. For girls, however, attending classes with a high proportion of girls is positive for their later careers. Read more at NHH Paraplyen
Diversity causes less stress (02.05.2013)
New research shows that equal pay, access to parental leave for both sexes and gender diversity at the work place cause less work-related stress among both women and men. Read more at ScienceNordic.com
Norway catches up on board gender diversity (17.04.2013)
U.S. corporations are falling behind as Norway catches up on board gender diversity. Read more at the Triangle Business Journal
African women in Norwegian health system (09.04.2013)
Norwegian mental health staff experience that African women often have other perceptions of what constitutes sexual abuse and molestation than Norwegian women. Read more at ScienceNordic.com
Female Future mobilises talents into leadership positions (04.04.2013)
Since the quota legislation was passed in 2003 to secure gender balance in boardrooms, Norway has achieved one of the highest levels of female board participation in the world. The Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise's (NHO) program Female Future has since it was founded in 2003 mobilised a large number of female talents into board memberships and leadership positions. Read more at The New York Times
OECD report on gender equality (11.03.2013)
A report from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, which has examined gender equality in 34 countries, shows that Norway has the highest percentage of female board members. The overall percentage of women in boards in the OECD countries is 16%, whereas Norway has a share of 40%. Read more at Forbes
The foreigner on women's day (11.03.2013)
The Foreigner has interviewed Trine Skei-Grande, Helga Pedersen and Siv Jensen about Norway and gender equality on International Women's Day. Read more at the Foreigner
International women's day 2013 (08.03.2013)
The Global Gender Gap Index ranks Norway third after Finland and Iceland as the world's leading countries on gender equality. Of 135 countries, Yemen and Pakistan are on the bottom of the ranking. Read more at Dawn.com
Norwegian minister of Children, Equality and Social Inclusion speaks at UN conference on violence against women (05.03.2013)
"Violence against women must be seen as a human rights issue and that has nothing to do with culture or religion," says Norwegian minister Inga Marte Thorkildsen. Read more at Times Live
Parental leave on Iceland (20.02.2013)
The Icelandic parental leave system is to be extended from 9 to 12 months where five months will be reserved for the father only, five for the mother only and two months to be divided as the parents choose. Read more at International Network on leave Policies and Research
Better for everyone (12.02.2013)
"Making universities better workplaces for women will improve institutional quality for everyone", writes Pro Rector at the University of Tromsų Curt Rice. Read more in University World News
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