The project’s purpose is to contribute to reducing the wage differences that still exist between women and men in the Nordic countries, by creating dialogue between the countries and the labor market partners about how to move forward and achieve success, based on current measures, experience and knowledge.
In a new assignment from the Nordic Council of Ministers, NIKK is commissioned to raise the Nordic level of knowledge about trans people’s working life conditions. This by combining results from national Nordic studies as well as arranging talks with national actors with the aim of identifying needs and proposing measures to improve the working conditions of transgender people in the Nordic countries.
Working conditions of trans people in the Nordic countries »
NIKK has been commissioned to collect knowledge about how older LGBTI-persons are met by the public health and care services in the Nordic countries.
The living conditions and quality of life for older LGBTI people »
NIKK has been commissioned to produce a Nordic research overview, that documents and analyses the existing knowledge about young men’s mental ill-health and look more closely at what causes the problems and what consequences they have in a life long perspective.
The Nordic Council of Ministers has decided on a cross-sectoral research initiative on sexual harassment in the workplace, which NIKK is managing. The initiative has a particular focus on prevention and intervention methods based on industry studies and comparative studies of different industries.
Nordic research funding initative on sexual harassment at work »
NIKK will produce a Nordic anthology during the year with the aim of broadening knowledge about sexual harassment and positioning this issue in a broader context.