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Norwegian women have lost the most power

Norway has been the hottest country in the gender equality debate since quotas were made law there in 2008. Publicly listed firms, often major listed companies, must have at least 40 percent of each sex in their boardrooms. Yet at the same time women have lost more positions of power in Norway than in any other Nordic country.
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Hanne Bjurstrøm, Minister of Labour

Bjurstom PORTLET

Norway portlet 2011 beskuren Equality curve
Most important female victories
  • Prime Minister Gro Harlem Brundtland 1981
  • Head of the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions Gerd-Liv Valla, 2001-2007
A Nordic first:
  • Prime Minister Gro Harlem Brundtland 1981
  • Head of the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions Gerd-Liv Valla, 2001-2007
  • Police Commissioner Ingelin Killengren 1994-2011
Norway has never had:
  • A female foreign minister
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