The KIF Committee:: Eight recommendations for lasting change after #MeToo Minister of Children and Equality Linda Hofstad Helleland recently held an input meeting on the #MeToo movement. The KIF Committee has eight recommendations for the minister about the work to prevent sexual harassment.
“Need gender balance among centre directors” Less than 15 percent of grant applications for Centres of Excellence designate a woman as the centre director. A new master’s thesis looks at gender differences in research funding.
The KIF Committee:: Eight recommendations for lasting change after #MeToo Minister of Children and Equality Linda Hofstad Helleland recently held an input meeting on the #MeToo movement. The KIF Committee has eight recommendations for the minister about the work to prevent sexual harassment.
Curt Rice wants just as many female as male Nobel candidates We are a long way from closing the gender gap among Nobel Laureates. Curt Rice, Rector of the Oslo Metropolitan University and Chair of the KIF Committee, explained his solution for this to the Nobel Foundation in Sweden last week.
Curt Rice wants just as many female as male Nobel candidates We are a long way from closing the gender gap among Nobel Laureates. Curt Rice, Rector of the Oslo Metropolitan University and Chair of the KIF Committee, explained his solution for this to the Nobel Foundation in Sweden last week.
#MeToo can’t change academia by itself The #MeToo movement is standing up to sexual harassment, also in academia and the research sector. “The movement reveals just the tip of several icebergs,” says Mons Bendixen, a Norwegian researcher.
Better research thanks to more gender equal staff A new article shows that women more often apply gender perspectives in their research. A diverse research group leads to better and more accurate knowledge about the world, according to Mathias Wullum Nielsen.
Most read in 2017 Are you interested in male gender quotas, diversity management or why the Danes are at the bottom in gender equality in the Nordic region? Check out our top ten most read news articles.
Most read in 2017 Are you interested in male gender quotas, diversity management or why the Danes are at the bottom in gender equality in the Nordic region? Check out our top ten most read news articles.
Ethnicity cannot be counted Counting the number of women and men is considered to be rather unproblematic. But how do you measure diversity?
#MeToo can’t change academia by itself The #MeToo movement is standing up to sexual harassment, also in academia and the research sector. “The movement reveals just the tip of several icebergs,” says Mons Bendixen, a Norwegian researcher.
Better research thanks to more gender equal staff A new article shows that women more often apply gender perspectives in their research. A diverse research group leads to better and more accurate knowledge about the world, according to Mathias Wullum Nielsen.
New Committee for Gender Balance and Diversity is ready to go Both the new members and mandate are in place for the Committee for Gender Balance and Diversity in Research for 2018–2021. The current committee members will serve until the end of 2017.
New Committee for Gender Balance and Diversity is ready to go Both the new members and mandate are in place for the Committee for Gender Balance and Diversity in Research for 2018–2021. The current committee members will serve until the end of 2017.
Podcast: Can good leadership solve academia's gender and diversity problems? Ever wondered what it takes to achieve a gender balanced and diverse staff? In academia, the most knowledge-intensive sector in society, the answers are hard to find. In this podcast, the experts discuss barriers and offer solutions.
Podcast: Can good leadership solve academia's gender and diversity problems? Ever wondered what it takes to achieve a gender balanced and diverse staff? In academia, the most knowledge-intensive sector in society, the answers are hard to find. In this podcast, the experts discuss barriers and offer solutions.
Ethnicity cannot be counted Counting the number of women and men is considered to be rather unproblematic. But how do you measure diversity?
“Banning the niqab sets back integration and gender equality” The KIF Committee opposes the Norwegian Government’s proposal to ban full-face coverings in the higher education sector.
The Danes at the bottom in gender equality They have the worst track record in the Nordic region when it comes to gender balance in academia. What is it with Denmark?
“Banning the niqab sets back integration and gender equality” The KIF Committee opposes the Norwegian Government’s proposal to ban full-face coverings in the higher education sector.
