Mum takes more responsibility for the children, even in gender equal couples

The social and moral responsibility for the children lies primarily with the mother, particularly at celebrations and festive seasons, according to Kristine Warhuus Smeby.

Eternal witch-hunt for the fat body

“The fat body carries a secret that has to be revealed at all costs; it is a living symptom that something has ‘gone wrong’,” says Camilla Bruun Eriksen. She has studied the representation of fat bodies in popular culture.

Communication is key to understanding female circumcision

Lack of communication hampers the prevention of female genital mutilation, according to anthropologist Rachel Issa Djesa. She has observed encounters between Norwegian authorities, health personnel and Somali women in Norway.

Dad becomes leader, mum becomes mum

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

Girls choosing the hard sciences are not alike

Boating with grandad may affect one’s choice of education just as much as gender does, according to researcher Marianne Løken. She is critical to the gender stereotypical recruitment campaigns to the hard sciences.

Cool to be queer in the Norwegian music scene

Norwegian musicians make careers from experimenting with queer gender identities. According to musicologist Agnete Eilertsen, pop music shows that the gender norms are changing although there is still a shortage of queer musicians.

New publications

PHD THESIS: Politicization of grievable lives on the Iranian Facebook pages

Author(s):
Seddighi,Gilda
Published:
2017

ARTICLE: When there is no justice: gendered violence and harm in post-conflict Sri Lanka

Author(s):
Davies, Sara and Jacqui True
Published:
2017

ARTICLE: Reproducing, transforming and contesting gender relations and identities through migration and transnational ties

Author(s):
Erdal, Marta Bivand and Marek Pawlak
Published:
2017

PHD THESIS: Middlemen at a Corner: Youth, Party Cells and Street-Level Politics in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Author(s):
Espeland, Rune Hjalmar
Published:
2017

ARTICLE: The perspectives of Gambian men on the sexuality of cut and uncut women

Author(s):
Lien, Inger-Lise
Published:
2017
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Justifying gender equality through Islam

Young Norwegian Muslims are more liberal than their parents’ generation when it comes to equality and homosexuality, but both groups find support for their view in Islam, according to Levi Geir Eidhamar’s study.

Public breastfeeding: When the sexy boob becomes baby food

According to Norwegian researchers, the nursing breast has a safe place within the cafe scene, but they warn against increasing puritanism and less rights for the mother.

Women dealers empowered by selling drugs

Female drug dealers are a minority. According to sociologist Heidi Grundetjern, they gain self-confidence by succeeding in a cutthroat business, but they do not challenge the male dominance.

Sami victims of violence do not seek help

People with Sami background who experience domestic violence seek help from the authorities less often than other Norwegians. A new report has looked at what may be done.

Surrogacy: The impossible dream of a fair trade baby

While western couples get their longed-for child, Indian surrogate mothers are left with a feeling of having sacrificed more than they have gained. Surrogacy can never become a win-win situation, according to anthropologist Kristin Engh Førde.

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.

A warning against desirable facts about women in peace and conflict

Oversimplified perceptions of gender roles in war and conflict reproduce gender stereotypes and existing inequalities, according to researcher Maria Eriksson Baaz.

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.

Norwegian courts discriminate: Ethnicity and location matter in sentencing of rape cases

A survey of rape convictions in Norway reveals systematic discrimination of men with minority background and of women.

Girls beaten by their boyfriend avoid the word ‘violence’

Young women who have experienced violence may be difficult to detect. In online reader’s queries, they try to put what is going on in their relationship into words.

Gender-equality ideals make Muslim women more religious

When gender equality is portrayed as a uniquely Western value, immigrant Muslim women choose to embrace religion as a result, according to new research.

Calendar

19 Oct 2017

Festival for New Economic Thinking

Edinburgh

The event is the result of a collaborative initiative between several organisations, including INET’s Young Scholars Initiative, Rethinking Economics, Netzwerk Plurale Ökonomik/ Exploring Economics, The Minskys and The History of Economic Thought Website.

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21 Oct 2017

Women, Peace and Security Intensive Two-day course for professionals

London

This original, expert-led course provides a critical examination of peace and security issues affecting women.

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25 Oct 2017

Workshop - Intimate matters

Karlstad

Gender studies at Karlstad University and Gexcel International Collegium, one of the largest gender studies networks in Scandinavia, invites you to a workshop on intimacy at Karlstad University.

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