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Nordic Conference: Improving Working Life for Trans People

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Registration and coffee

09.30 – 10.00 | Registration and coffee


Ugla Stefanía Kristjönudóttir Jónsdóttir
El Häkkinen

10.00 – 10.10 | Introduction  
By moderators Ugla Stefanía Kristjönudóttir Jónsdóttir, IS and El Häkkinen, SE


Paulina Brandberg
Aaron Kroon (photo: Andreas Aija)

10.10 – 10.20 | Welcome / Opening Talk
between Paulina Brandberg, Minister for Gender Equality and Working life, Sweden,  Chair of the Nordic Council of Ministers for Gender Equality and LGBTI rights 2024 and Aaron Kroon, Founder & CEO Black Batman, SE


Susanna Young Håkansson. Photo: Natalie Greppi

10.20 – 10.40 | Setting the Scene: Structural Conditions in the Nordic Region  
Susanna Young Håkansson, Analyst, Swedish Secretariat for Gender Research/NIKK and author of the Nordic knowledge review ‘Trans People’s Working Life Conditions in the Nordic Region’.


Farah Abdi

10.40 – 10.55 | Perspective and Comparison: Trans Discrimination and Economic Vulnerability in Europe
Farah Abdi, Policy Officer, TGEU, Transgender Europe, publisher of the report ‘Trans Discrimination in Europe. A TGEU analysis of the FRA LGBTI Survey 2019’. 


Edward Summanen (photo: AnnaDrvnik)
Sølve Storm

10.55 – 11.15 | Reflections: Edward Summanen, expert on health and living conditions of trans people, Transammans, SE, & Sølve Storm, Ph.D. in Gender Studies, independent researcher and consultant, DK. Led by moderator Ugla Stefanía Kristjönudóttir Jónsdóttir. 


Break. Photo: Johan Wingborg/UnSplash

11.15 – 11.30 | Fika Break


Jukka Lehtonen
Ali Ahmed
Farah Abdi

11.30 – 12.30 | Research Insights: Tackling Discrimination 
Two presentations x 15 min:
Jukka Lehtonen, Professor Adjunct of Sociology of Education, University of Helsinki, and Author ofExperiences of Non-Heterosexual and Trans Youth on Career Choice and in the Workplace’, FI

Ali Ahmed, Professor of Economics, Linköping University, Author of ‘Hiring Discrimination Against Transgender People: Evidence from a Field Experiment’, SE

Panel discussion: Jukka Lehtonen, Ali Ahmed and Farah Abdi, Policy Officer, TGEU, Transgender Europe. Led by moderator El Häkkinen (30 min)


Microphone. Photo Madrosah Sunnah/Unsplash

12.30 – 12.40 | Time for questions from the audience


Lunch. Photo: Hermes Rivera/UnSplash

12.40 – 13.40 | LUNCH


Lukas Romson Christina Ahlzén Camilla Stub Lundberg Frida Ros Valdimarsdottir
Tanja von Knorring

13.40 – 14.40 | Nordic Perspectives: What can different sectors do?
Two presentations x 15 min:  
Lukas Romson, equality consultant and trans expert, Rätt OLika & Christina Ahlzén, expert in analysing equality, Medida, Project leaders of the Nordic cooperation project ‘Trans, labour market, wallet’ (SE)

Camilla Stub Lundberg, Senior Researcher, Work Research Institute/OsloMet Metropolitan University and Author of ’Jeg vil ikke ha oppmerksomhet, men jeg vil ikke være usynlig’ (only available in Norwegian) (NO)

Panel discussion: Frida Ros Valdimarsdottir, Specialist, the Central Organisation for Labour Unions BRSB, IS, Tanja von Knorring, Executive Director, Transfeminines NGO, leading the project TransDuuni!, focused on trans youth in working life, FI, Lukas Romson and Camilla Stub Lundberg. Led by moderator Ugla Stefanía Kristjönudóttir Jónsdóttir (30 min). 


Coffee break. Photo: Johan Wingborg/UnSplash

14.40 – 15.00 | Fika Break


Andrea Eriksson Sara Andersson Daniel Hjalmarsson Martin Parnov Reichhardt (photo: Atmos.cph)

15.00 – 15.40 | Hands On: Guidebook on Improving Working Environment  
1 presentation x 20 min: 
Andrea Eriksson, Docent of Ergonomics, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) & Sara Andersson, PhD in Child and Youth Studies, Stockholm University, Authors of ‘The organisational and social work environment of LGBTQ people – A systematic literature review’ and a research-based guidebook for workplaces, commissioned by the Swedish Agency for Work and Environment Expertise, SE

Reflections: Daniel Hjalmarsson, Strategist, the Union for Professionals (SSR), SE and Martin Parnov Reichhardt, Project Leader, Boston Consulting Group (DK). Led by moderator El Häkkinen (20 min).


Karin Ahlstrand Oxhamre (photo: Gustaf Widegård)
Mia Luhtasaari
Wenche Fredriksen

15.40 – 16.10 | Policy and Action: Ways to Move Forward and Conclusions of the Day 
How do we convert research and practice-oriented work to policy and action?  

Participants: Karin Ahlstrand Oxhamre, Head of the Legal Unit, The Equality Ombudsman (DO), SE, Mia Luhtasaari, Senior Specialist, the Ministry of Justice, FI, Wenche Fredriksen, Senior Vice President and Head of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) at DNB, NO. Led by moderator Ugla Stefanía Kristjönudóttir Jónsdóttir (30 min). 


Microphone. Photo Madrosah Sunnah/Unsplash

16.10 – 16.20 | Time for questions from the audience 


Ugla Stefanía Kristjönudóttir Jónsdóttir El Häkkinen

16.20 – 16.30 | Closing words
By moderators Ugla Stefanía Kristjönudóttir Jónsdóttir, IS and El Häkkinen, SE