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Actors and resources

These pages give an overview of central and national actors in the areas of gender and gender equality in the Nordic countries.


On this page:

National institutions for gender equality
Research and knowledge – national resources


National institutions for gender equality

Denmark

The Board of Equal Treatment (in Danish)

Faroe Islands

Gender Equality Commission

Finland

Ombudsman for Equality 
Council for Gender Equality 

Iceland

Equality Complaints Committee
Directorate of Equality

Norway

The Equality and Anti-Discrimination Ombud
The Norwegian Directorate for Children, Youth and Family Affairs

Sweden

Equality Ombudsman DO 
Swedish Gender Equality Agency

Greenland

Equal Opportunities Council in Greenland (in Greenlandic/Danish)

Åland

Gender Equality, Åland Government (in Swedish)


Research and knowledge – national resources

Denmark

Association for Gender Research in Denmark (in Danish)
Coordination for Gender Research
KVINFO gender equality
KØN – Gender Museum Denmark

Finland

Society of Queer Studies in Finland
Finnish Association for Men’s Studies (in Finnish)
Association for Women’s Studies in Finland
Gender Equality, Statistics Finland

Iceland

RIKK – Institute for Gender, Equality and Difference
The Women’s History Archives
Women and Men, Statistics Iceland

Norway

Association for Gender Research in Norway
KILDEN GenderResearch.no
Kifinfo on gender balance and diversity in higher education and research
Women’s Museum Norway
Gender Equality, Statistics Norway

Sweden

Association for Gender Research in Sweden (in Swedish)
Swedish Secretariat for Gender Research
Museum of Women’s History
Gender Statistics, Statistics Sweden