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Equality under pressure – how the Nordics are fighting back

More than 50 years after the cooperation on gender equality began, the Nordics are doubling down on the promise to ensure that the region will continue to lead the way in the fight for equality and inclusion.

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Demonstrated for equal pay campaign

A national equal pay campaign in Norway in 2020 got a lot of support, including in 1 May and 8 May parades that year. (Photo: Trondheim 8 March Committee)

Nordic Information on Gender (NIKK)

50 Years report

NIKK is the Nordic governments’ cooperation body for gender equality and LGBTI issues. 

Gathers and disseminates knowledge on policy and practice, facts and research with a Nordic perspective. 

Since 2021, NIKK has been part of the Swedish Secretariat for Gender Research at the University of Gothenburg.

Administers the Nordic Gender Equality Fund and Nordic LGBTI Fund on commission from the Nordic Council of Ministers. Allocates 3 and 1 million DKK respectively every year to Nordic projects.

Towards pay equity

Pay equity report

The project was initiated by the Nordic Council of Ministers to reduce the pay gap between women and men in the Nordic countries.

The overarching goal is to promote dialogue and exchange experiences and knowledge about how wage differences can be dealt with – between the Nordic countries and the social partners.

The project started in March 2023 and has been running for two years.

It has resulted in three reports:

Report number 1: “Paths to equal pay for equal work. Regulation, reporting and practical adaptation in the Nordic region”, by Eberhard Stüber (published October 2024)

Report number 2: Paths to equal pay for equal work: A pilot study of public statistics on wage differences in the Nordic region”, by Anna Fogelberg Eriksson and Minna Salminen-Karlsson (finished, not yet published).

Report number 3: ”Paths to equal pay for equal work: Explanations for the undervaluation of women’s work in the Nordic Region”, by Jimmy Sand (finished, not yet published).

Cooperation programme on gender equality and LGBTI 2025 - 2030

Equality, LGBT report

The Nordic Council of Ministers for Gender Equality and LGBTI shares its political priorities in five goals. These are the ones that apply to the labour market:

The future labour market should promote economic equality in the Nordic region.

  • The gender-divided labour market should be counteracted.
  • Income and wealth distribution equality should be promoted, and more people should experience financial independence. 
  • Unpaid care work should be equally shared between genders, and gender equality in parenthood should be encouraged. 
  • The green transition of Nordic societies should contribute to gender equality. 
  • Discrimination, harassment, bullying, and exclusion of LGBTI people in education systems and the labour market should be prevented.
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