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AI is trained using old, gender-conservative data
However, in a recent report on artificial intelligence in the public sector, only three per cent of the participants believe that new technology increases the risk of discrimination. The lack of awareness is alarming, says one of the authors.
Interactive technology and "co-creation" fosters diversity at the museum
Digital technology and interaction with the public will help increase diversity and highlight women in the Technical Museum's exhibitions.
Profit-seeking in ice hockey may reinforce macho behaviour
Swedish ice hockey players seemed more prone to macho behavior on Instagram than their Norwegian counterparts. This may be because ice hockey is a national sport in Sweden, which means more professionalisation and commercialisation, according to researchers.
Women in the parables were not just props
Even Martin Luther was more concerned with female characters in the parables than modern researchers have been, according to Ellen Aasland Reinertsen. In her doctoral thesis, she focuses on the Bible's marginalised virgins and slave women.
When the state apologises, history must be rewritten
When victims of state abuse achieve recognition, the identity of the entire people will change, according to Eirik Vatnøy. He has analysed the rhetoric of an Irish rights campaign for women detained in Catholic laundries.
Avoided the f-word as foreign minister
Canada, Mexico and Sweden in particular, are examples of countries that used the term "feminist" as part of their foreign policy. The fact that Ine Eriksen Søreide did not do so suited both her and Norway just fine, says researcher Inger Skjelsbæk.
#MeToo has changed how the media portrays rape
Sexual violence happens in every country, yet journalists have often depicted it as some kind of sensation. “I wanted to find out if this changed as a consequence of the MeToo movement,” says journalist Thea Storøy Elnan.
Racism impacts men and women differently
“Men get compared to animals and have animal sounds shouted at them, while girls and women are more likely to encounter contempt because of their appearance,” says Cora Alexa Døving. She is the editor of a new book about racism in Norway.
Medical studies disregard gender differences
A new report from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (FHI) shows that less than half of studies on the effect of medical treatment have looked at gender differences. “We must stop thinking that biological differences between men and women can fit in a bikini,” says Professor Eva Gerdts.
Master prize awarded to thesis on gender and cohabitation within the Pentecostal church
Sandra Hansen has won the prize for the best MA thesis with a gender perspective submitted at the University of Oslo in 2022.
A twofold understanding of gender may have led to overtreatment of transgender people
“The binary view of gender was particularly dominant in the 1950s,” says Ketil Slagstad. He has written a paper on the history of trans medicine.
New policy brief from Kilden
How can gender equality be made an integrated part of the green transformation of the labour market? Is there a risk that the green transition of the labour market market will reproduce and reinforce the gender segregation of the world of work, or can the green transition provide new opportunities to create less segregation? This policy brief provides facts and figures and raises key issues concerning the relevance of gender equality in the green transition of the labour market.
A twofold understanding of gender may have led to overtreatment of transgender people
“The binary view of gender was particularly dominant in the 1950s,” says Ketil Slagstad. He has written a paper on the history of trans medicine.
Most read articles from Kilden genderresearch.no in 2022
Articles about intersectionality, academic freedom, and Toril Moi were among the most read last year.
The speaking subject: A conversation with Toril Moi
"I believe that any sentence you utter is an expression of a judgment. It’s a judgment of how you see the world", Toril Moi says.
A forgotten suitcase from a queer life
An old, anonymous leather suitcase found in a museum storage area in Halden put three eager museum employees on the trail of the life of "The Fencing Lady".
Danish research on violence under political pressure
Last year, Signe Uldbjerg’s research on digital violence against women became a hot political issue at the Danish Folketinget. Followed by a political statement on the relationship between activism and research, outrage from Danish academia and a debate on academic freedom.
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