This year’s call from the Nordic Council of Ministers included an earmarked effort for projects that focus on gender equality in climate action in the Arctic. As a result, the TUNDRA initiative, which aims to strengthen women-led climate technology companies in growth phases, especially in the Arctic region, was granted funding.

Read more about the granted projects here:

New masculinities in the Nordic countries
The aim of the project is to research and compile a report on men’s reactions to diversity initiatives and gender equality practices in Nordic workplaces.

A comparative survey of gender equality in Norwegian, Swedish and Danish business and industry
The project aims to produce and make available statistics on the distribution between men and women in leading positions in Swedish, Norwegian, and Danish listed companies, and to map and evaluate laws and other measures taken to increase the representation of women in management groups and boards in these countries.

Women in Nordic ITS 2
WIN-ITS 2 aims to address the gender gap in the Nordic transport sector, with a particular focus on Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS). We have already established the Women in Nordic ITS (WIN-ITS), network, covering Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Estonia, and conducted a small-scale research study that pointed to the importance of changing norms and culture to mitigate the “leaky pipeline” effect, where women drop out of ITS careers due to aged norms, despite progress in company diversity policies and pay-gap initiatives.

Increased opportunities for Ukrainian women in Nordic rural communities
Ukrainian women have fled to the Nordic countries in large numbers since the war broke out in February 2022. This is a unique group as many of them come without a partner and with children and benefit from some policies. We want to explore in a comparative study in three Nordic countries; Iceland, Norway and Sweden, how they have integrated in the labour market.

REDO Lookout: Promoting gender equality and inclusion in the shipping Industry
REDO Lookout aims to foster gender equality and inclusion within the shipping industry through collaboration, awareness-raising, and knowledge-sharing initiatives from and within the Nordic region, with a specific focus on the shipping industry.

The Nordic way to lifelike representation
Based on existing research, analyses and expert knowledge, the project’s network of leading Nordic filmmakers will develop concrete guidelines to ensure that Nordic films portray young LGBTI characters in a nuanced, realistic and holistic way that is in line with the reality of Nordic youth.

TUNDRA – Empowering women-led climate tech companies in the Arctic region
TUNDRA is an innovative initiative aimed at empowering women-led growth-stage climate-tech companies through tailored access to experts, funding, and partnerships, particularly those in the Arctic region.

Towards a gender-just transition – annual conference of the UN Global Compact Nordic networks
The conference examines linkagesbetween gender equality and the ongoing climate crisis in the Nordic business context. The main objectives are to strengthen collaboration, accelerate change, and encourage businesses to set ambitious targets to deliver on the SDGs (5, 8, 10, 13).