Greater equality in politics, business lags behind

Pressure from the women's movement and the attention paid to gender-equality issues have been crucial to women's progress in politics in the Nordic countries over the last 15 years. However, men still dominate business and industry, according to a comprehensive Nordic research project on gender and power in politics and business. Read more

Gender equality lacking in European research funding

It is easier for men than for women to build a research career. There are more men than women among those who apply for, receive and decide about research funding in Europe. Read more

A holistic approach to Islandic gender relations

Historic step was taken on Friday 9 October 2009 when Gyða Margrét Pétursdóttir was the first person to defend her PhD in Gender Studies at the University of Iceland. Read more

Men form the majority of Nordic ministers for gender equality

For the first time ever, men are now in the majority among the Nordic ministers for gender equality. As Audun Lysbakken becomes a minister in the new Norwegian government, three out of five gender equality ministers are men. Read more

With blinkers and umbrellas

Feminists in the Third World are the people who have been at the forefront of research into gender and the environment, says biologist Måns Andersson. But finally progress is being made in the West, too. Read more

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