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Just as fertile today

Despite an enormous increase in working women: Norwegian women of today get about as many children as their mothers. The career woman who chooses not to have children or waits until she is 40, is more of a media myth than a widespread reality, according to Statistics Norway researchers Trude Lappegård and Turid Noack.

(25.03.2009) Read more

Articles

Different research practices amongst women and men

A recent report from the Norwegian research institute NIFU STEP shows that men outnumber women within commercial and business-oriented research and that female researchers are less involved in international collaboration and peer review than their male colleagues.

(03.03.2009) Read more

A story of success

All of a sudden there was no escape: Publicly listed companies in Norway had to comply with the law requiring a 40 % female quota for board members. And indeed: It quickly worked. What happened?

(13.02.2009) Read more

”You'll regret it later”

Freedom is a key aspect for women who choose not to have children. But it is a controversial decision and many women have to face strong reactions regarding their choice. Being childfree has become more difficult, says Tove Ingebjørg Fjell.

(29.01.2009) Read more

Publications

Politics and gender 1.2009

Mari Teigen and Lena Wängnerud are among the contributors in this issue of Politics and gender. Their article compares the equality debates in Norway and Sweden, and shows how there are significant differences in how equality is understood and discussed in the two countries.

NIKK magasin 1.2009. Prostitution - Leadership

Prostitution and leadership are the topics of this English edition of NIKK magazine. Read the results from the research project "Prostitution in the Nordic countries", meet Berit Ås and read about women and leadership in business and politics.

Nora 1.2009

This issue of Nora offers, among other things, an interview with the English professor Lois McNay on feminism and bodily experience, as well as articles on gender mainstreaming and on how Thai-Swedish couples are depicted in the Swedish media.

Women in European politics : time for action

This report financed by the European Comission highlights the current gender inequality in higher decision-making positions across Europe (including the Nordic countries). The report consists of two parts: the main part analyzes the situation of women in politics, especially the gender distribution in the European Parliament and in national parliaments. The second section examines this gender gap in big business, high finance and public administration.

More articles

Listen to your body (27.11.2008)
Disturbing the peace (10.11.2008)
Our Mother in heaven (22.10.2008)
Should I stay or should I go? (03.10.2008)
Kinship in the age of reproductive tourism (16.09.2008)
Overshadowed by Grieg (05.09.2008)
Discreet gay life (12.08.2008)
Do we lack knowledge? (16.07.2008)
Creating equal partnerships (11.07.2008)
Mom and dad or egg and sperm cell? (30.06.2008)
More articles in the News Archive

Newsletter in English

A new issue of KILDEN's newsletter in English, with news on gender research, gender equality and gender politics in Norway, is now available.

Closed for Easter

KILDEN will be closed from April 6th to April 13th. We wish you all a Happy Easter!

Activities for (PhD) students at the 7th European Feminist Research Conference From June 4-7 2009 the 7th European Feminist Research Conference will be held in Utrecht, The Netherlands. The conference board warmly invites PhD-students to participate in one of its student-oriented activities: 1) Masterclasses with the conference’s key note speakers: Encores 2) WeAVE’s student day. Read more here
Growing number of doctorates awarded in Norway In 2008, 1,244 candidates defended their doctoral theses in Norway, which is a new record. An increasing number of the candidates were women. Read more at The Research Council of Norway
Associate Professor Gender and Diversity-studies The Centre for Gender and Diversity at Maastricht University, is looking for a full-time Associate Professor in the field of Gender and Diversity Studies. Read more here
Job opportunity The European Women's Lobby (EWL) is recruiting a "Communication and Media Officer" for its secretariat in Brussels. Read more at EWL
Gender and Power The Nordic Gender Equality Ministers have decided to carry out a project on gender and power in the Nordic countries. The project is being realised by NIKK - Nordic Gender Institute and a broad-based Nordic research group in 2008–2009. Read more at NIKK
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