Nordic Energy Equality Network (NEEN) and co-applicants will conduct a statistical study on gender diversity in the Nordic energy sector, following up on “Gender equality in the Nordic energy sector” from 2021. The aim is to collect updated data on women’s positions, decision-making power, and how they are experiencing working in the sector.

The project will:

1. build a Nordic barometer tracking the role women play in the sector based on gender diversity surveys in the Nordic energy sector,
2. develop “Spotlight” analyses focusing on the main takeaways from the barometer and develop recommendations,
3. continue to raise awareness for the promotion of gender equality & diversity in the sector through:
   1. an open Nordic launch event where we present key findings and give a voice to emblematic speakers for gender diversity in energy,
   1. participate at relevant events in the Nordics and Europe,
4. expand the Nordic women energy expert list NEEN launched in 2020.

NEEN believes that the sustainable energy transition is far too important to only be decided upon by a small section of society within the economy and technology field. A Nordic barometer tracking progress in this field is key for a future, sustainable society as numbers speak volumes.

In order to encourage fathers to participate in the care of their children, the Nordic countries started to introduce non-transferability, known as quotas, in their parental leave systems at the end of the 20th century. Recently, both Iceland and Finland extended non-transferable leave, Denmark reintroduced non-transferability and Sweden extended non-transferability. The aim of the project was to examine recent changes in paid parental leave schemes in the Nordic countries and ask to what extent they support sustainable development.

Researchers developed comparative indicators that measure how parental leave policies relate to the UN goals of gender equality, poverty eradication and the promotion of well-being. A comparative analysis was carried out.

The project seeked answers to whether Nordic parental leave policies are likely to increase or decrease inequalities in terms of gender, social class and well-being for parents and children. Researchers from all five Nordic countries writed a report on this comparative analysis and presented the results at a Nordic seminar to reach relevant stakeholders, such as policy makers, experts from the social partners, academics and the general public.

The project aimed to create a sustainable network of West Nordic feminist activists who wanted to become a powerful voice in the Nordic feminist movement and future feminist cooperation. The project brought together key activists and groups from Greenland, the Faroe Islands, Denmark and Iceland in a closed seminar and open conference, that was held at the Talk Town festival in Copenhagen in May 2023, an annual festival on gender, equality and feminism. The conference was open to activists from all Nordic countries, but will be aimed at activists from the West Nordic Region and guests from those countries will be especially invited.

The goal was to support existing NGO’s and groups of activists already operating in Greenland and the Faroe Islands and to spur the creation of new groups at the grassroots level. During the conference, a website on gender equality and feminism in the West Nordic region was published, creating a sustainable platform for future cooperation and material sharing.

In Europe, the right to health is upheld in the European Social Charter, obliging states to take measures to promote health and to provide health care. The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed differences in health care systems and crisis-management approaches across Nordic and Baltic countries. A consistent finding across these countries is that migrants, as well as women, have been disproportionately affected by the pandemic; both groups are more likely to be diagnosed with COVID-19, and to be more impacted from the long-term consequences of government and public health responses. Lower vaccination intentions and uptakes have also been recorded both among migrant groups and among women.

Based on an analysis of migrant women experiences in three countries, the project aimed to understand the impact of government and public health responses on migrant women during COVID-19, in particular by addressing the mechanisms which may have prevented their access to health information and/or vaccination.

The aim of the project Minority Stress – Interfem’s Network for Feminist Activism, was to strengthen the Nordic network for racialized female and transgender politicians and activists, and offer online capacity-building training and mentorship program for sustainable activism. Through the project gender equality, democratic participation, active citizenship, and political inclusion was promoted. The participants and partners in the project were based in Åland, Denmark, Finland, Greenland, Norway, Sápmi, and Sweden.

Project activities include:

• Virtual online training and exchange for activists.
• International network meetings in Åland, Oslo, Stockholm, and Sápmi.
• Training of virtual trainers/facilitators.
• Production of online training materials, webinars, short films, and handbooks.
• Capacity building through training and mentorship of young activists.

The project aimed to build an understanding of how pressures to perform affect the careers of academic knowledge workers with different family situations, especially those who wish to have children and those who cannot (or choose not to) have children.

The purpose of this joint research project was to produce knowledge about the complexity of combining academic career and different family situations in a context characterized by high levels of performance pressures.

The project sought to answer two main questions:

1. How does performance pressure define and affect the academic careers and career choices of knowledge workers with different genders and different family situations?
2. What kind of career inequalities do academic knowledge workers with families face and experience?

The project aimed to answer these questions by conducting surveys in Finland, Sweden, and Norway. The aim of the survey was to gather information on the experiences and opinions of university faculty related both to performance pressure, perceived (in)equality of the academic career, and to how the idea of (not) having a family while working in Nordic academia is constructed in their respective institutions.

The findings will contribute to understanding the challenges and opportunities of combining parenting with knowledge work and will help to create fair policies and practices at both the organizational and societal levels.

The project aimed to develop a website, an online platform, representing the Nordic Women Mediators (NWM) and its members. The website was to enhance the visibility of the networks’ mission, and the members themselves who consist of over hundred women, professionals across the five Nordic countries, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

All the members brought to the network years of relevant expertise to peace processes through various of professions within international diplomacy, civil society and/or academia. They all share their commitment to sustaining peace through inclusive and meaningful participation of women in all phases of peace processes. 

All five operational partners contributed to the development of the website by collecting biographies of all their members, over 100 women in total. The website was published at the NWM annual meeting in Finland in November 2022.