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March 8
The male role in the Nordics – in crisis or developing?
Mar 25, 2022
Two authors from Denmark and Sweden have written books on the male role – one concluding it is in crisis, the other believes it is evolving. Yet both underline the importance of jobs and highlight the negative consequences faced by men who cannot find one – especially among immigrants.
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Magdalena Andersson increases Nordic gender equality
Feb 24, 2022
This year's International Women's Day on 8 March is historic. The distribution of power in the Nordics has never been this equal, according to the Nordic Labour Journal's gender equality barometer, where women get a record 92 points.
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March 8
Danish Queen historically important for gender equality
Feb 22, 2022
The Danes chose a woman to be sovereign, and Queen Margrethe has made a considerable contribution toward gender equality.
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March 8
Finland's tech sector's culture of silence on gender equality
Feb 22, 2022
Women who have chosen a tech career tend to avoid gender equality debates, according to the Nordwit centre of excellence which has spent the past five years studying women's careers in technology-driven work environments.
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Is there gender equality among Nordic entrepreneurs?
Feb 21, 2022
Both in Sweden and in Finland there are more male than female entrepreneurs. What happens to gender equality when women live with men who are entrepreneurs? Are male and female entrepreneurs motivated by different things?
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March 8
Nordic equality: small annual changes but a long-term revolution
Mar 08, 2021
2020 became a bit of a gap year for gender equality, according to the Nordic Labour Journal barometer. It measures whether 24 positions of power in each of the Nordic countries are being held by a woman or man on 8 March. Like last year, women got 83 points. 100 points equals total equality.
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Gender equality: Finland improves more than any other Nordic country
Mar 06, 2020
Denmark moves into pole position as the Nordic Labour Journal publishes the 2020 gender equality barometer. But Finland enjoys the biggest increase of women in positions of power. The result is another shared bottom place with Sweden in the comparison between the five Nordic countries.
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March 2019
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Nordic power positions: a modest increase in gender equality
Mar 06, 2019
The past year has seen two new governments emerge in the Nordics, and several changes among the top brass in labour market. But there were only modest changes to the gender balance. Women get one point more and end up with 66 points in the NLJ’s gender equality barometer, where 100 points means equal power distribution between the genders in the Nordic countries. But Iceland overtakes Norway.
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New measures in the fight for gender equality in the Nordics
Mar 07, 2018
The 2018 gender equality barometer indicates a more equal division of power between the sexes in the Nordic region. Only Finland is lagging behind. #metoo shows more needs to be done in the fight for gender equality. The Nordic region is getting to grips with basic and structural changes in order to improve the gender balance in the workplace and in society as a whole.
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March 2017
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Nordic gender equality stagnating, yet there is an increase in female working life leaders
Mar 06, 2017
There was no overall change in the distribution for Nordic women in the past year. But the Nordic Labour Journal’s gender equality barometer shows that there has been a further polarisation between the countries.