The Nordic Network for LGBTI research on Health and Living Conditions
LGBTI research in the Nordic countries is strong and multi-faceted but has to a large degree been conducted within different research disciplines.
The aim of the Nordic Network for LGBTI Research on Health and Living Conditions is to consolidate the Nordic LGBTI research on health and living conditions in a wider sense across the Nordic region, to share research results, and facilitate conferences, workshops and network meetings to further support this field of study across disciplines. To achieve this, we will establish regular meetings and activities that facilitate the sharing of research results and ideas.
The planned activities are one network meeting per year in the coming two years. The meetings, taking place in different countries, will be organized to provide space for sharing results and planning future research collaborations, including an international conference on LGBTI research.
- Status: Ongoing
- Funded by: Nordic LGBTI Fund
- Granted year: 2024
- Category: Gender equality and welfare policyLGBTI
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Cooperation partners:
Malmö University, Sweden
Bergen University, Norway
Copenhagen University, DenmarkGrant:
152 000 DKK
Contact:
Catrine Andersson, catrine.andersson@mau.se
Safer Queer Cities
Capacity building, sensitivity training and digital self-defense tool
LGBT+ individuals in the Nordic region face significant online harassment, hate and violence, often targeted with derogatory comments, threats and cyberbullying, leading to severe psychological distress. Anti-gender ideologies exacerbate these issues by promoting harmful stereotypes and misinformation, undermining the LGBT+ movement.
With the Safer Queer Cities Program we aim to address these issues and build a safer Nordic region for LGBT+ people. Using Reykjavik City as a pilot case, we unite researchers, politicians, analysts, civil society, policymakers and local stakeholders from across the Nordic region to create a local action plan for a safer city.
The Safer Queer Cities Program aim to enhance the safety and resilience of LGBT+ individuals by equipping municipalities and organizations in Reykjavik with up-to-date knowledge and tools to combat online and offline threats and harassment. Building on this work we aim to create an report with concrete recommendations and actions to be shared with all Nordic cities to create safer Nordic cities for queers.
- Status: Ongoing
- Funded by: Nordic LGBTI Fund
- Granted year: 2024
- Category: Genderbased violenceLGBTI
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Cooperation partners:
C-REX – Center for Research on Extremism, Norway
Grant:
485 000 DKK
Contact:
Ingvild Endestad ingvild@nordicsafecities.org
A Nordic digital curriculum for LGBTQIA+ competencies in higher education programs for human service professions
The project focuses on higher education for human services professionals by developing a multilingual Nordic digital curriculum to enhance LGBTQIA+ competencies within social work and healthcare. Research has highlighted the limited and inadequate coverage of these topics in existing social and healthcare education programs.
There are challenges that include inadequate training about encountering LGBTQIA+ populations, professional’s possible biases to encounter LGBTQIA+ people and heteronormativity in social work practice. These issues negatively impact LGBTQIA+ individuals and increase their unequal position in social and healthcare settings.
The project uses a co-creation approach involving students, NGOs, and experts to create a digital curriculum accessible in Finnish, Swedish, Norwegian, and English. The curriculum includes modules covering sexual and gender diversity, life course perspectives, and LGBTQIA+ issues in social work and healthcare. The curriculum will be hosted on a digital platform and made openly available for students, professionals, and educators.
- Status: Ongoing
- Funded by: Nordic LGBTI Fund
- Granted year: 2024
- Category: EducationLGBTI
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Cooperation partners:
University of Helsinki, Faculty of Social Science (Social Work), Finland
University of Gothenburg, Department of Social Work, Sweden
Oslo Metropolitan University, Department of Behavioral Health, Norway
Grant:
490 700 DKK
Contact:
Kris Clarke, PhD kris.clarke@helsinki.fi
A comparative mapping of gender equality in Norwegian, Swedish and Danish business
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.
The method is a comparative survey of representation on the boards and management teams of Swedish, Norwegian and Danish listed companies. The project will also compare legislation and other measures to increase gender equality in the countries concerned, and, via surveys, examine employees’ and managers’ perceptions of career opportunities from a gender equality perspective. This knowledge, together with previous research, will be used to identify possible shortcomings and success factors in the measures taken by the different countries and to develop recommendations.
The project also aims to produce new and increased knowledge that can form the basis for developing policies and other initiatives in the Nordic region.
- Status: Ongoing
- Funded by: Nordic Gender Equality Fund
- Granted year: 2024
- Category: Labour and labour market
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Project partners:
Selection F, Denmark
Equality Check, Norway
Stiftelsen Allbright, SwedenGrant:
450 000 DKK
Contact:
Jesper Lundquist, jesper.lundquist@allbright.se
Enhancing labour opportunities for Ukrainian women in rural Nordic 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.
By examining this through focus group interviews with Ukrainian women, and interviews with experts working in labour and immigration, the consortium intends to identify enablers and obstacles to labour market integration for this particular group. Furthermore, the project will suggest measures to support their labour market integration to create equal opportunities in the labour market. The project will additionally gather examples of good practice in labour market integration. The results will be used to inform policy to help improve the integration of Ukrainian women and wider migrant/refugee groups.
- Status: Ongoing
- Funded by: Nordic Gender Equality Fund
- Granted year: 2024
- Category: Labour and labour market
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Project partners:
University of Akureyri Research Centre (RHA), Iceland
Högskolan Dalarna, SwedenInland Norway University of Applied Sciences/ HINN, Norway
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450 000 DKK
Contact:
Saeunn Gisladottir,saeunn@unak.is
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.
Women-led Climate tech ventures in the Arctic region face unique scalability challenges as a result of limited access to role models, networks and funding. While early-stage ventures receive support through different initiatives, there is a gap in assistance for later-stage companies.
Through events that provide opportunities for networking and access to expertise, the program will offer a support system for women-led climate tech ventures in the Arctic region.
The project aims to support participating companies to grow their business by expanding their market reach, and finding funding opportunities. Additionally, the program aims to raise awareness about the challenges faced by women founders and strengthen the role of women leaders in the ecosystem. The tangible outcome of the project will be a comprehensive report providing data about gender equality in entrepreneurship in the Arctic region, with a specific focus on climate tech.
- Status: Ongoing
- Funded by: Nordic Gender Equality Fund
- Granted year: 2024
- Category: ArcticLabour and labour market
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Project partners:
MiXi, Finland
Drift EA, Iceland
Kraft & Arctic Pioneers, NorwayGrant:
300 000 DKK
Contact:
Towards a gender-just transition – annual conference of the UN Global Compact Nordic networks
The conference examines linkages between 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).
The conference is organized in two parts: a high-level plenary on the first day, followed by a series of workshop style deep-dive sessions and roundtables covering the topical themes of a gender-just transition. We expect at least 150 Nordic company representatives to participate. The conference provides a platform for experienced practitioners to exchange knowledge and practical approaches regarding the effective implementation of actions.
A summary report will be compiled to communicate the overall messaging, identified challenges, key take-away actions and next steps. The report will be disseminated in the Nordic networks’ events, learning programs and peer learning groups.
- Status: Ongoing
- Funded by: Nordic Gender Equality Fund
- Granted year: 2024
- Category: Labour and labour marketSustainability
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Project partners:
UN Global Compact, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden
Grant:
450 000 DKK
Contact:
Sophia Lawson Hellu, Sophia.lawsonhellu@globalcompact.fi
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. By raising awareness, and establishing a network for ongoing advocacy, we seek to create lasting impact and equal opportunities for all genders in the maritime sector.
By addressing systemic barriers and fostering a more inclusive workplace culture through collaborative efforts with industry stakeholders in the region, the project aims to drive meaningful change, creating a more diverse and gender-balanced workforce that thrives on inclusiveness and fairness.
Expected outcomes are: increased awareness and understanding of gender equality issues among stakeholders within the Nordic shipping industry. Through key activities such as conferences, podcast series and the creation of a network, the project aims to promote gender equality in the Nordic region.
- Status: Ongoing
- Funded by: Nordic Gender Equality Fund
- Granted year: 2024
- Category: Labour and labour market
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Project partners:
Swedish Maritime Administration, Sweden
World Maritime University, Sweden
Norwegian seafarers union, NorwayMarine education center in Malmö, Sweden
Alandia, Åland
Grant:
450 000 DKK
Contact:
Cajsa Jersler Fransson,
cajsa.jerslerfransson@sjofartsverket.se
Women in Nordic ITS 2
The WIN-ITS 2 project 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. You can find our initial regional small scale research results here: Women in Nordic Intelligent Transport Systems | Survey Results – EIT Urban Mobility
The problem arises from entrenched gender disparities in the transport sector (both from urban mobility modelling perspective as well as from technical careers perspective), persisting despite efforts such as gender equality policies and pay-gap reduction actions. The “leaky pipeline” phenomenon prevails within ITS careers and technical fields due to outdated norms and cultural biases. Active and inclusive dialogue is essential to reshape these norms, starting from the challenges posed by the inclusive green and digital transition in urban mobility. Mindful design of engagement and messaging are crucial to attracting diverse participants for constructive discussions on culture and norms, fostering positive changes in mindsets and attitudes across all genders.
WIN-ITS 2 will conduct a series of online and in-person events to gather insights on identified key themes, such as data segregation, transport models and investment impacts on gender equity, which will then inform the creation of communication materials to be widely disseminated in Europe, thanks to EIT Urban Mobility’s pan-European reach, with the goal of fostering a more inclusive, diverse and gender-equal ITS sector. These insights are used to produce communication assets that can be made use by ongoing and future initiatives.
The WIN-ITS 2 project aims to strengthen the new WIN-ITS network in the region to gain a footing through carefully curated industry and wider-public engagement in discussions around culture and norms. To ensure interest and engagement, it is understood that the conversation needs to start from the inclusive, green and digital transition of urban mobility and then touch upon the underlying impacts of culture and norms. Thanks to the project participants, we can influence change at different levels: EIT Urban Mobility (pan-European urban mobility innovation, EU policy, impact investments and life-long learning), Trivector Traffic (research activities, consultancy services to national and regional bodies, thought-leadership) and ITS organisations with their national industry members and stakeholders (policy perspectives, thought leadership and innovation). All of the project partners engage with a diverse range of stakeholders (large corporations, SMEs, startups, innovation centres, academia, public and third sector organisations).
- Status: Ongoing
- Funded by: Nordic Gender Equality Fund
- Granted year: 2024
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Project partners:
Trivector Traffic, Sweden
Grant:
400 000 DKK
Contact:
Piret Liv Stern Dahl, piret.liv.stern@eiturbanmobility.eu
New Masculinities in the Nordics
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.
We will use data collection through interviews and surveys to analyse men’s perspectives on gender equality initiatives in the Nordic and Baltic countries. The results will form the basis for updates to training materials and an awareness-raising campaign. The project will consist of planning, comprehensive literature review, data analysis, workshops and campaigning.
The desired outcomes are: a comprehensive report on men’s reactions to gender equality and diversity initiatives, development and dissemination of training materials, wider acceptance and involvement of men in gender equality work, and a sustainable Nordic network.
- Status: Ongoing
- Funded by: Nordic Gender Equality Fund
- Granted year: 2024
- Category: Masculinities
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Project partners:
Add Gender, Sweden
KUN Centre for Equality and Diversity, Norway
NORM, DenmarkTalTech University, Estonia
BOSS business partner North AB, Sweden
Grant:
450 000 DKK
Contact:
Nathalie Töpperwien Blom, nathalie.topperwien.blom@addgender.se