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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?
Medieval law in Norway gave women new rights
In 2024, Norway celebrates 750 years since the Code of the Norwegian Realm was adopted. For women, that meant more access to financial resources and power.
Islamic women's organisations confront Western feminism
They oppose international conventions for gender equality and distance themselves from Western feminism. The conservative network aims to promote women's interests on their own terms.
Norway has not succeeded in preventing or combating rape
Rape prevention in Norway faced scrutiny from the government-appointed rape committee: An under-prioritised an unsolved social problem, the commitee concludes. Along with 30 measures to combat rape.
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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Call for papers: Speculative Futurities – Queer and Crip Interventions
This special issue of Lambda nordica invites contributions exploring queer and/or crip interventions in speculative technologies and narratives. Lambda nordica is a peer-reviewed open-access Nordic academic journal of LGBTQ studies. Topics may include AI, robotics, biotechnologies, Afrofuturism, queer/crip temporalities, and alternative imaginaries of futurity. Abstracts of 300–500 words are due by December 20, 2024. Full articles (6,000–8,000 words) will be invited for submission.
Call for papers: Would you like to contribute to a new Norwegian textbook on Gender Studies?
The editors of Doing Gender Studies, a new Norwegian-language textbook for Gender Studies under contract with Fagbokforlaget, are sending out a call for contributions to all researchers working in this field in Norway. The form of the book allows for shorter and longer contributions in a variety of formats. The editors have selected this novel form because they are hoping for a polyvocal volume with contributions from a range of researchers and educators working with gender and gender related themes in Norway.
Proposals due by: January 30, 2025.
