A rising number of female rectors
In Norway one in three university and university college rectors are women – an increase of 75 per cent in two years. All the same, we are having a hard time catching up with our Swedish neighbours, who, thanks to network building, are close to achieving full balance between the sexes.
July 5, 2008
Call for measures to combat gender-based violence in academia
Call for measures to combat gender-based violence in academia
“Gender-based violence affects the majority of students and staff in higher education,” according to Fredrik Bondestam from the University of Gothenburg.
Most read in 2022: Class, equality and inclusion in academia
Most read in 2022: Class, equality and inclusion in academia
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Europe gather to discuss gender-based violence in academia
Europe gather to discuss gender-based violence in academia
In Norway we call it sexual harassment in academia, and in Europe it is known as gender-based violence.
Foreign researchers improve gender balance
Foreign researchers improve gender balance
“We didn’t think that international recruitment would influence the gender balance in academia in favour of more women in senior positions, but we were wrong,” says researcher Kaja Wendt.
The tech industry needs to change its work culture to recruit more women
The tech industry needs to change its work culture to recruit more women
Changing the expectation that staff should work around the clock could encourage more women to work in technology, according to Gilda Seddighi.
Everyday racism exists in academia too
Everyday racism exists in academia too
“It’s both surprising and not really that big a revelation that everyday racism is fairly similar whether you work in academia or anywhere else,” says Mona Abdel-Fadil, researcher at the Norwegian Center for Holocaust and Minority Studies.
“Class is an invisible difference in academia”
“Class is an invisible difference in academia”
How common is it to be a first-generation academic in Norway? According to researchers in the field, we do not know, because there is so little research on social backgrounds in academia.
Diversity report:
University employees miss a sense of belonging
University employees miss a sense of belonging
The authors of a new report suggest that research institutions must take more responsibility for building an inclusive work community.
Changing perspectives in gender equality research
Changing perspectives in gender equality research
A new report has identified trends and knowledge gaps in Norwegian scientific publications on gender equality and diversity in research and innovation. According to the report, it is not a given that measures aimed at gender equality are also effective when it comes to ethnic diversity.
Sweden has surveyed sexual harassment in academia
Sweden has surveyed sexual harassment in academia
Over half of all female doctoral students have experienced unwanted sexual attention, reveals a new report from Sweden.
“Not a goal that everyone takes higher education”
“Not a goal that everyone takes higher education”
Not everyone should take higher education, but every person should have equal rights to education. We need to keep those two ideas in our minds at the same time, believes political scientist Ingvild Reymert.
European gender equality project kicks off
European gender equality project kicks off
Organizations from 21 countries recently came together under a new project to promote gender equality in European research policy.
Research debunks myth about women’s low publication output
Research debunks myth about women’s low publication output
New light has been shed on the long-held myth that female researchers have a publishing problem. It now appears clear that publishing points are far more a matter of one’s academic field and position level, not gender.
From gender equality to inclusion
From gender equality to inclusion
How will gender equality efforts in the research sector evolve as we take more and more groups into consideration?