Research by political demand
Politically commissioned research on gender equality and youth of minority background often revolves around the same few issues. What impact do the links between politics and the production of knowledge have on research quality and results? Read more
Event
"Women strike back" in Iceland
Five years have passed since the last time Icelandic women protested against the gender pay gap by marching out of their workplaces after less than two thirds of the workday. This year it is time again. "Women Strike Back" on 25 October in Reykjavik. Read more
News
Newsletters available also in English
Two of NIKK's national partners, Kvinfo (DK) and Kilden (NO), publishes newsletters in English. Subscribe now and keep up to date! Read more
Conference
White and Eurocentric
"Sometimes you have to say to yourself: 'Good God this is a really narrow world!'" Dr. Chandra Talpade Mohanty described the limitations of the academia during the recent conference "Transnational / Global Feminism". Read more
News
Iceland legalises same-sex marriage
Sunday 27 June 2010, the Icelandic Marriage Act became gender-neutral. The same day the Prime Minister and her long time partner had their registered partnership converted into a marriage under the new law. Read more
Hijab chic
Arranged marriages, genital mutilation, honour-related murders – and hijab. In the public debate, these tend to be treated as part of the same package. Why does the debate not focus on turbans, capes, caps – and hijabs? Or slimming, shaved legs, bridal veils – and hijab? Read more
News
The European Institute for Gender Equality opens
On June 20th the official opening of the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) will take place in Vilnius, Lithuania."The European Institute for Gender Equality has been established to gather and concentrate expertise and to assist Europe in the promotion of real equality between women and men", says Director Virginija Langbakk. Read more
"Immigrant" girls as a political symbol
The debate on honour-related violence over the last decade has engaged, mobilised and divided Swedish feminists within both the media and public gender equality politics. Two recent doctoral theses analyse the official Swedish policy on this issue and the consequences of the focus on the culture of honour. Read more
Publication
What has Pippi Longstocking got to do with post-colonialism?
In the Nordic anthology "Complying with colonialism", the authors address the welfare state from a post-colonial perspective. The book gives examples of how colonial hierarchies are internalized in the Nordic mindset, in fields ranging from politics to children's literature. Read more
Young men take a stand against honour-related oppression
He was about to have his sister married off. Now Farman Sediq is involved in Sharaf hjältar (Sharaf heroes) and works to counter
this culture of honour.
- I’m proud to be a Kurd from Iraq, but I’m also proud to stand for human rights. Read more
