Tag: equality
Women light a fire under men’s club
One of the last old-fashioned “gentlemen’s clubs” in Norway came under more pressure to join the 21st century on Monday. After years of debate...
Men think women have won equality
Two-thirds of all men questioned in a new survey believe women are equal to men in Norway. Only a quarter of women questioned believe...
Svendsen mulls ‘exciting’ offers
Berit Svendsen, the highly rated executive who felt compelled to leave Telenor earlier this month, says she's had "incredibly many nice messages and exciting...
Government scolds Telenor’s CEO
"I had expected more of Telenor," exclaimed Linda Hofstad Helleland after the state-controlled company failed to retain its most senior female executive who has...
Women still struggle in Norway, too
Norway is widely viewed as a haven of gender equality, but local media took due note on Thursday, International Women's Day, of all the...
Pay gap persists between men and women
Women in Norway continue to earn just 86 percent of what men in Norway take home in terms of average monthly earnings. The latest...
Norwegian Air ‘preferred blondes’
Norwegian Air, home-based in a country that prides itself on equality, has raised a new flap over the casting call for a new commercial shot in...
Saudi envoy scolds critics in Norway
Saudi Arabia's ambassador to Norway has fired off a response to criticism from members of the Norwegian Parliament Wednesday over the status of Saudi...
Norwegians angered by Saudis’ UN post
UPDATED: Several members of the Norwegian Parliament are among those angered by a secret UN vote last week that gave Saudi Arabia, where women aren't even...
‘Look to Iceland’ to achieve equal pay
As Norway's royals and top government officials hosted the first state visit from the President of Iceland in 20 years this week, equality experts were urging...
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