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Swedish Secretariat for Gender Research
Swedish Secretariat for Gender Research

Swedish Secretariat for Gender Research

Swedish Secretariat for Gender Research
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The secretariat is a knowledge hub in the Nordic region, for sustainable conditions in education, research and working life. We adress global societal challenges with research driven knowledge on gender, power and sustainability. We cooperate and have assignments at national, Nordic and international level.

News – 5 March 2024
Nordic knowledge base highlights economic vulnerability in different stages of…
Despite well-developed welfare systems in the Nordic countries, more Nordic citizens live in economic vulnerability today…
News – 15 December 2023
"He went into the closet again": new report on elderly LGBTI people in the…
There is a lack of knowledge about the experiences and needs of elderly LGBTI persons in the Nordic region. This is shown in…
News – 29 November 2023
Report on the mental health of young men in the Nordic countries
New Nordic report highlights young men’s mental ill-health encompassing education, the workplace and the pandemic.
News – 17 November 2023
"High time to go from me too to me neither" 
Joint efforts, research and shared knowledge in the Nordic Region are needed to put an end to sexual harassment in the…
News – 7 November 2023
UniSAFE presents pathways to end gender-based violence in academia and research
The UniSAFE project announces its final conference: From policy to practice - Pathways to end gender-based violence in…
News – 25 May 2023
Gender perspective on green jobs in the Nordic region
New publication on gender, green jobs and social sustainability from NIKK, Nordic information on Gender.
News – 18 April 2023
Conceptions of sexual harassment are challenged in Nordic anthology  
Researchers and writers from across the Nordic region write about sexual harassment, violence and justice in a new anthology…
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KvinnSam - National Resource Library for Gender Studies, is a university-wide research infrastructure at University of…
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