Tag: equality
New conductor strikes sour note
UPDATED: Vasily Petrenko won rave reviews this week after conducting his first season openers of the Oslo Philharmonic, but he also caused offense off...
Rain didn’t dampen gay rights spirit
Pouring rain didn't stop thousands of people from marching through the streets of Oslo on Saturday to both celebrate sexual diversity and drum up...
100 years of women’s right to vote
Norway is today a world leader in sexual equality and tops international charts for women's position in the workplace. So it’s surprising to think...
Higher marks with mom at home
New research indicates that the older children of mothers who opted to stay home with their youngest children, instead of putting them in Norway's subsidized...
Breastfeeding advocate retires
Norway's internationally renowned obstetrician and breastfeeding advocate Dr Gro Nylander is retiring this week after a long career, but she's not leaving without voicing...
Women still want to rule at home
Most Norwegian couples now share equal responsibility for child care, with a new study showing that the vast majority of fathers in Norway take...
Norway best place for mothers
Norway has topped another list, this time as the best country in the world for mothers. The list, compiled by the international humanitarian group...
Momentum grows for global talent
Norway's fast-growing population of foreign and globally oriented residents are making their presence known and their voices heard, as they try to break into...
Music prize show ended in scandal
Norway's annual music industry awards show called Spellemannsprisen started off with complaints from top classical artists like pianist Leif Ove Andsnes, and ended in scandal...
Female MPs sexually harassed
Female Members of Parliament (MPs) are frequent targets of anonymous sexual harassment from the public, often of a nature so obscene and graphic that...
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