Gender Equality in the Nordic Countries

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Course content & Learning outcome
The course gives an introduction to the Nordic context and an overview of how the concept and implementation of gender equality has developed and is currently practiced in the Nordic countries. The main focus is on the period after the 1970s, and themes that are taught relate gender equality to:
-Work-life balance
-Access to work, education, and politics
-Nordic gender equality in an intersectional perspective
-Men and masculinities
-Gender-based violence

Moreover, dilemmas and paradoxes concerning gender equality in the Nordic countries will be a central theme, as well as the attempt to answer questions such as: What can explain change and is there a Nordic model of gender equality?

Target group

Level: Bachelor's course

No obligatory prerequisites beyond the minimum requirements for entrance to higher education in Norway.

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