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BioEquality – gender equality in the Nordic bioeconomy: a method manual


The forestry and agriculture sectors are important parts of the Nordic bioeconomy, but are two of the Nordic region’s most gender-segregated sectors. Digitalisation and increased automation of heavy work could benefit gender equality in the sectors. However, this has not yet happened.

The project examined how the digital transformation affects gender equality among young people in the Nordic bioeconomy and how digital development can promote gender equality. The project resulted in a method manual for an equal everyday life for the future employees in the bioeconomy and gave a deeper understanding of how the gender equality perspective can be integrated among both academia and business.

The project included Nordic Forest Research, Nordic Committee for Agricultural and Food Research, Skógarkonur, University of Eastern Finland, Research Council of Norway, Ministry of Agriculture and Food, Norway, Ministry of Agriculture and Food, Finland, The Federation of Swedish Farmers, Ålands Hushållningssällskap, Swedish University of Agricultural Science, University of Copenhagen and ten student representatives from universities in the Nordic Countries.

Updated 17 May 2022