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 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 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 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 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 How will gender equality efforts in the research sector evolve as we take more and more groups into consideration?
A new KIF Committee for the next four years The new KIF Committee has been appointed, and for the first time it has a leader team from both a university and a research institute.
“A woman’s international career seldom takes priority” Even though more women researchers are coming from abroad than before, it is often more difficult for a woman to move her family to Norway, asserts researcher Ingvild Reymert.
KIF Committee launches film series: Action plans for equality Why is it a good idea to draw up action plans for gender equality and diversity, and how should one do it? Learn more in these new films.
Most read articles in 2021 Check out our top five most read news articles about COVID-19, the recruitment of top researchers, foreign researchers in Norway and a technology professor with two gender equality awards.
Rising proportion of women, but wide variation between research institutes Now there are more women researchers at Norwegian research institutions than before, but women still hold only one-third of the highest researcher positions.
International recruitment can boost the proportion of women Foreign women have flocked to temporary researcher positions in the Nordic countries. Without these women there might have been far fewer female post-docs in Norway and Sweden.
Committees hiring top researchers lose sight of gender balance and diversity How do we ensure that the best candidate for a professorship is hired, while still securing gender balance and diversity? A new study shows how committees that hire professors struggle to meet different expectations.
Technology professor wins two gender equality awards “I felt that now I need to give something back,” says Letizia Jaccheri. She was named this year’s ODA Awards Woman and recently won a gender equality award at NTNU.
NUPI director calls for new diversity programme Ulf Sverdrup, Director of NUPI, is seeking talented researchers among students with immigrant backgrounds. He is calling for a new diversity programme.
“Academia is not done discussing diversity” When universities and university colleges look to increase their ethnic diversity, they often choose the path of internationalization. “In Norway, we are by no means done discussing what diversity really means,” says Beret Bråten.
NEW REPORT: : Lack of resources for promoting gender equality A new survey report reveals that many Norwegian research institutes lack action plans and that no universities are satisfied with their efforts to increase ethnic diversity.
The COVID-19 pandemic is taking a toll on academia More than a year has passed since a virus pandemic shut down most of society, including the university and university college sector. Researchers with young children as well as teaching duties and research to conduct have been squeezed the hardest, according to recent research.
Institutions are hiring more foreign researchers, but how do they fare? “My impression is that many PhD students and post-docs get used as workhorses on research projects,” says a former employee representative for researchers.
“We recruit a uniform group of international researchers” Headhunting top international researchers does not necessarily make academia more diverse. Diversity is not achieved by hiring from a pool of academics from well-known US universities, says Mariel Aguilar-Støen.
