NIKK stands for Nordic Information on Gender. NIKK is a Nordic cooperation body under the Nordic Council of Ministers. We collect and disseminate knowledge about politics and practice, facts and research in the area of gender equality in a Nordic perspective.
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The 15th of October, it was three years since Metoo started and rapidly spread around the world. We highlighted that day by publishing “Sexually harassed at work – A brief overview of the research in the Nordic countries.”
The publication is a great way to get an overview of the Nordic research on this burning issue.
Read “Sexually harassed at work – A brief overview of the research in the Nordic countries” here
The Nordic Council of Ministers and the Nordic cooperation program Generation 2030 have commissioned NIKK to develop a knowledge base. The documentation will examine how the Nordic countries work to achieve a better gender balance in education and occupations that are in demand in the scientific and technical fields and how this is expected to contribute to sustainability and equality in future labour markets.
Sustainability and gender equality in the high-tech working life of the future »
The Nordic Council of Ministers has initiated a research-based feasibility study in order to highlight the knowledge gaps on sexual harassment in working life and to make proposals on how to address it. NIKK has been commissioned to conduct the feasibility study, which will be completed in March 2020.
2020-10-15 It is three years since Metoo started and rapidly spread around the world. We highlight this day by publishing “Sexually harassed at work –A brief overview of the research in the Nordic countries.” The brief publication presents the current knowledge about sexual harassment in the workplace in the Nordic countries, while also making apparent key »
2020-09-26 National gender equality objectives cannot be achieved without active contributions by municipalities and county councils, but how do they succeed? As part of a cross-Nordic project, local representatives meet to share successful experiences. Anna Ulveson, gender equality expert at the Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions, is leading the project, which gathers municipal representatives from »
2020-09-14 Gender is an important parameter for understanding both demographic and economic development in relatively isolated areas. How is gender equality and equal participation in paid work and care for the family negotiated in communities characterised by geographic isolation? The new report “Equality in Isolated Labour Markets” investigates these issues in places in Denmark, the Faroe »
