“Without our university, there wouldn’t have been any Sámi-speaking teachers” Sámi University of Applied Sciences is the main supplier of Sámi-speaking teachers to schools in Finland, Norway, Sweden and Russia. The majority are women, but an increasing number of men are also applying, according to Rector Laila Susanne Vars.
New plan against racism is in the works The Norwegian Theatre Academy at Østfold University College is now writing its first plan against racism. "Although this is new in Norway, I hope that the rest of the university college and more academic institutions will follow suit," says Thomas Prestø.
Wants regular surveys of sexual harassment Now is the time for a new survey of sexual harassment in the sector, according to the KIF Committee. This was one of the comments made by Ragnhild Hennum, the KIF chair and Dean, when she participated in the Ministry of Culture and Equality's input meeting.
Ireland is the new gender equality role model in the EU The EU flew in the face of those who believed that Nordic countries would dominate the gender equality scene in European academia in 2023.
More researchers with immigrant backgrounds However, researchers born in Norway to immigrant parents still account for less than one per cent of researchers. “Remember that this is a young group,” says Statistics Norway.
Never have there been so many equality plans but who ensures their quality? Nowadays, most universities, university colleges and research institutes have action plans for equality. Institutions have responsibility for the content and quality of their action plans, says the Ministry of Education and Research.
“Action plans are more than mere words and good intentions” A new report shows that gender equality advisers and good systems generate engagement and results for gender equality and diversity in research.
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.
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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 “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 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 “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” 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 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 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.
