Anne Winsnes Rødland

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Why women choose ICT

“It’s about time that we explore what includes women in the ICT field and stop focusing on what excludes them,” says Knut Holtan Sørensen, who recently published a book on the topic.

May 15, 2012

Make time for research!

It pays to be keenly aware of how you use your time. This is according to Siv Ellen Kraft, a recently appointed professor at the University of Tromsø.

September 9, 2011

An all-out effort for women

The Research Council of Norway is planning a large-scale initiative to increase the recruitment of women to high-level positions and research management.

November 25, 2010

Change of name demands commitment

By changing the name to the Committee for Gender Balance in Research, the KIF Committee has received a stricter mandate for its work. “This sends a signal that gender equality involves more than equal rights,” says Mari Teigen, Research Director at the Institute for Social Research (ISF).

November 2, 2010

Individual measures not enough

In order to achieve gender equality, we must change the structures in academia. This requires a systematic effort in which the top-level administration at each institution takes active part, according to Linda Marie Rustad, Senior Adviser for the Committee for Gender Balance in Research (KIF).

October 13, 2010

Excited about what we can accomplish

“The Kif committee does a crucial job. It will be exciting to serve on it,” says Elisabet Ljunggren, Senior Researcher at the Nordland Research Institute. Ljunggren is one of the members of the new Committee for Gender Balance in Research (the Kif committee).

April 13, 2010

The Norwegian School of Sport Sciences receives the Gender Equality Award for 2009

“A very surprising and generous recognition of our efforts to promote gender equality,” says Rector Sigmund Loland.

February 15, 2010

Gender equality a leadership responsibility

This was the clear message from the CEO of the SINTEF Group, Unni Steinsmo, when she opened a conference on gender equality in the independent research institutes.

December 3, 2009