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Taking medication during pregnancy rarely causes birth defects
‘Pregnant women, like the rest of the population, have chronic or acute conditions that require medical treatment,’ says Hedvig Nordeng. She recently won the NAR Brain Power Award for her research.
Most read articles from Kilden genderresearch.no in 2024
The five most read articles in 2024 covered a variety of issues - from country music to political love letters to health perspectives in gender research.
French women had more power in the Middle Ages than after the revolution
The Middle Ages were not all about tyrannical rulers and power struggles. Cooperation, compromise, and women in power were also common, according to a historian at the University of Oslo.
Men also benefit from gender perspectives in health research
Researchers agree that gender perspectives improve health research. But does Norway need a dedicated political strategy for women’s health?
Artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence is expected to open up great opportunities for society, but what do we know about artificial intelligence and gender equality?
Gender Equality in Research in Europe
Kilden genderreseach.no has mapped similarities and differences among European knowledge centres that work with gender perspectives and gender balance in research.
Master suppression techniques
Master suppression techniques are strategies people or groups of people can use to dominate or humiliate others in a subtle, indirect way.
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Conference: Towards new Horizons: Inclusive Gender Equality in FP10 and Beyond
In the past three years, Horizon Europe project GENDERACTIONplus has worked to advance inclusive gender equality in the European Research Area. GENDERACTIONplus invites to a final conference. The aim of the conference is to review the progress made in advancing inclusive gender equality in research and innovation in the EU; assess advances in policy coordination accomplished through GENDERACTIONplus Communities of Practice; and engage in a ‘whole system’ dialogue with policy makers, research funders, ERA stakeholder organisations, ERA gender equality officers, and scholars to discuss the challenges and opportunities ahead.
Seminar: The possibilities and pitfalls of using legal strategies for rights movements
Social movements are increasingly turning to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) when national forums ignore their claims. This open seminar, hosted by the University of Oslo, will discuss recent examples of such cases in the area of gender and sexuality, providing empirical and theoretical insights into the strategic use of the law. This seminar is open to everyone. Due to lunch reservations, the organisers ask that you register by 7 February.