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Varða in Iceland: a bridge between trade unions and academics tema

Varða in Iceland: a bridge between trade unions and academics

Iceland's labour market research institute Varða was set up in February 2020 by The Icelandic Confederation of Labour ASÍ and the Confederation of State and Municipal Employees BSRB. The purpose was to strengthen social and economic labour market research and bridge the gap between academics and the labour market.
Norwegian researchers' deep-dive into male power structures tema

Norwegian researchers' deep-dive into male power structures

It started with the question of whether female conscripts are more accepted by male ones if they sleep in the same room. It ended with disclosures of sexual harassment during police training in Norway. Dag Ellingsen led a research project funded by NordForsk which in more ways than one showed the benefits of Nordic research cooperation.
Swedish Employment Service wins award for anti-violence work nyhet

Swedish Employment Service wins award for anti-violence work

Over the past four years, the Swedish Public Employment Service has worked to increase awareness around violence in close relationships, which is often a hidden cause of long-term unemployment. They have trained 6,000 staff as well as suppliers and clients. Now they have been awarded the 2022 Swedish Gender Equality Award.
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Finland's tech sector's culture of silence on gender equality tema
| March 8

Finland's tech sector's culture of silence on gender equality

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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Danish Queen historically important for gender equality tema
| March 8

Danish Queen historically important for gender equality

The Danes chose a woman to be sovereign, and Queen Margrethe has made a considerable contribution toward gender equality.
Iceland’s capital area waste collection no longer rubbish nyhet

Iceland’s capital area waste collection no longer rubbish

Despite all the progress that has taken place in waste management, Iceland’s six capital municipalities still do not recycle household biological waste. The municipalities do not even share the same waste management system. But now things are finally changing.
Magdalena Andersson increases Nordic gender equality tema
| March 8

Magdalena Andersson increases Nordic gender equality

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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