Nordic Information on Gender (NIKK) is a Nordic co-operation body under the Nordic Council of Ministers. We collect, disseminate and analyse knowledge about policy and practice, data and research in the field of gender equality and LGBTI with a Nordic and cross-sectoral perspective.
How can Nordic welfare become more resilient to future crises?
A new publication from NIKK shows how gender perspectives can contribute to increased resilience in healthcare. Researchers in global public health, economic history, demography, sociology and social work contribute reflections and problematisations in four essays in the publication Welfare resilience during crises in the Nordic region, gender perspectives on challenges and ways forward in healthcare.
During the spring, the Nordic Gender Equality Fund announced its thirteenth call for proposals. There was considerable interest in the fund, and seven of the 35 project applications received were awarded funding.
The projects will focus on, for example, strengthening gender aspects in Nordic emergency preparedness work, changing the gender narrative in Sápmi through gulahallat and examining anti-LGBTI indoctrination on online platforms.
This September, the Nordic LGBTI Fund opens up for applications for funding for the fifth time. The purpose is to promote Nordic co-operation within the field and to improve conditions for LGBTI people in the Nordic countries.
The call is open between 1th of September and 1th of October 2025. Projects that contribute to Nordic interests and work for equal rights and opportunities for LGBTI people in the Nordic countries can apply for financing from the Fund.
Several projects funded by the Nordic Gender Equality Fund and the Nordic LGBTI Fund focus on issues related to LGBTI people belonging to multiple minorities.
The publication Standing out even in groups to which you belong provides an insight into some of the Nordic co-operation projects, the challenges they have identified and the concrete results they have seen.
2025-11-10 How can Nordic welfare become more resilient to future crises? A new publication from NIKK shows how gender perspectives can contribute to increased resilience in healthcare. Four academic essays highlight key challenges and possible ways forward. Resilience can be described as a system’s ability to cope with pressure and change while continuing to develop. Pandemics,
2025-09-12 During the spring, the Nordic Gender Equality Fund announced its thirteenth call for proposals. There was considerable interest in the fund, and seven of the 35 project applications received were awarded funding. The projects will focus, for example, on combating technology-facilitated gender-based violence through concrete tools, strengthening gender aspects in Nordic emergency preparedness work, changing
