How can we make space in academia for lives that are not wholly consumed by it? What would it mean to honour both intellectual passion and care responsibilities without requiring one to eclipse the other? And how might we transform institutions that still reward undivided devotion to work – implicitly asking us to choose between scholarly success and family life?
The acceptance of gender identity as something more diverse than just the binary categories of male and female has increased in recent years. However, significant skepticism persists regarding the introduction of a third legal gender. A new brief from CORE – Centre for Research on Gender Equality shows that the population is divided on how legislation should reflect this diversity.
After several years of pandemic-related disruptions, volunteerism in Norway is on the rise again. A new report from the Centre for Research on Civil Society and Voluntary Sector shows that while voluntary engagement is thriving, certain groups, particularly young men, have not returned with the same enthusiasm as before.
NORMS researcher Erlend Paasche was recently invited to the Embassy Seminar organised by the Norwegian Directorate of Immigration (UDI), to present his research and engage in dialogue with key stakeholders working with return policy.
In addition to differences between men and women in terms of those infected by COVID-19, the pandemic has amplified other aspects of gender inequality in Norwegian society.
In recent years, a tendency towards increasing equality scepticism and antifeminism has been observed in a number of countries. This is not the case in Norway – on the contrary.
Here are five facts about gender equality in Norway for International Women’s Day 2021.
Institute for Social Research is announcing two scholarships – each of 20 000 Norwegian kroner – for master’s students in economics.
The return of rejected asylum seekers plays a pivotal role in the EU’s new proposed migration pact, says our researcher Erlend Paasche. He was recently invited by the EU Commission to present his research in this field.
The proportion of women in lead positions in Norwegian companies is slowly increasing, but having gender quota legislation on boards does not seem to have any transmissive effect on the proportion of women on executive committees. These are some of the findings from this year’s CORE Norwegian Gender Balance Scorecard.
The NORDICORE center has researched gender balance in academia since 2017. In this annual report, we present some of the most important research results in 2019.
As global migration becomes increasingly complicated, our new colleague looks to combine national and international perspectives in his research.
Critical perspectives on the promotion of internationalization and excellence in academia were discussed at the NORDICORE seminar.
A broad thematical and geographical catchment area shall provide new insights when two researchers from the Centre for Research on Civil Society and Voluntary Sector edit a new book series for an internationally acclaimed publisher.
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