PhD fellows and postdocs in Norway spend more time on research than their German colleagues. This time use survey could give us an idea of why.

Women take more education than men and gain more from it. But men earn more than women regardless of education.

“You’re very visible when you’re a minority. Being noticed can be a good thing in academia, but as soon as you make a mistake, the flipside of hyper-visibility comes to the fore,” says researcher Marjan Nadim.

Our readers were most concerned about the fact that women take on the majority of academic housework – the service work in academia.

Counting the number of women and men is considered to be rather unproblematic. But how do you measure diversity?

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.

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.

The KIF Committee opposes the Norwegian Government’s proposal to ban full-face coverings in the higher education sector.

They have the worst track record in the Nordic region when it comes to gender balance in academia. What is it with Denmark?

A good diversity manager views differences as a resource, and is aware that employees may need adaptations, according to a Norwegian researcher.

Gender equality as an advantage in the increasingly tough international competition for research funding will be one of the topics at the KIF Committee’s conference on gender equality and diversity in Nordic research. The conference will be held in November.

There was something peculiar about the discussions when research grants were being awarded, according to the committee chair. Something did not feel right. Then the Swedish Research Council began sending observers to the meetings.

The Liberal Party ensured that the Norwegian Government got majority approval for its proposal for a joint anti-discrimination act, with a few exceptions. Most importantly, the employer’s reporting duty will continue, although it is unclear how.

It was high time to put more focus on ethnic diversity, according to stakeholders in academia. But there is scepticism about expanding the KIF Committee’s mandate even further.