Speech on gender-based violence by Minister of Foreign Affairs Ine Eriksen Søreide and UNFPA Executive Director, United Nations Under-Secretary-General Dr. Natalia Kanem. 

This report gives a picture of Norway’s efforts to improve on expectations to integrate women’s rights, include women and civil society, and ensure the support of the people who will have to implement the peace.

The COVID-19 measures in place appear to affect the productivity of women researchers more than men. According to a Danish research analyst, immediate steps to reverse this trend are needed.

In Norwegian black metal, monstrous images of hyper-masculinity is emphasised. This has given many fans power over their own identity.

The Nordic Council of Ministers for Gender Equality discussed the COVID-19 crisis from a gender equality perspective in May. The Norwegian Minister of Culture and Equality Abid Q. Raja pointed out that sex-disaggregated statistics are crucial when following up on how the political response to the corona crisis affects gender equality.

Norway’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Ine Eriksen Søreide invites to live webinar: Connected or muted? New opportunities for women’s participation in peace processes during the Covid-19 pandemic.