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.
Organizations from 21 countries recently came together under a new project to promote gender equality in European research policy.
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.
How will gender equality efforts in the research sector evolve as we take more and more groups into consideration?
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.
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.
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.
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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.
