Tag: equality
Minister calls for more female CEOs
Women hold several of the most powerful positions in Norwegian politics, the labour movement, academia and business trade associations, but none of Norway's largest...
UD won’t appeal unfair pay ruling
A lengthy legal battle that climaxed with a US court verdict finding Norway guilty of gender discrimination appears to finally have come to an end. Norway's...
‘Embarrassment’ carries high cost
Norway's foreign ministry was under criticism this week after newspaper Dagens Næringsliv (DN) detailed how and why the ministry got caught in a costly and embarrassing...
New social media storm rages over harassment
Another social media storm of comments about harassment and discrimination has swept through Norway this week, raising questions about just how egalitarian the country...
Thousands gathered to promote women’s rights
The women's rights movement is far from dead in Norway, despite the country's image as an egalitarian society already. An estimated 6,000 people, men...
Still ‘big problems’ with equality issues
Several of the most powerful positions in Norwegian society are currently held by women, but equality hasn't fully extended to Norwegian business. As thousands of women...
Norway found guilty of discrimination
Norway prides itself on being among the world's most egalitarian countries, but a United States federal court has found it guilty of gender discrimination. Now...
Mixed signals to women in military
The Norwegian defense forces may face a tough time recruiting the women they claim they need to attract, after a military complaints board rejected the reprimand...
Women outnumber men at university
Fully 60 percent of students entering the University of Oslo this fall are women, and they far outnumber men in the university's most demanding...
Cut in ‘pappa perm’ draws flak
The new conservative government's decision to reduce paternity leave has set off criticism in Parliament, from politicians who call it a setback for gender...
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