University of Gothenburg
Swedish Secretariat for Gender Research
Swedish Secretariat for Gender Research

Swedish Secretariat for Gender Research

Swedish Secretariat for Gender Research
  2. Swedish Secretariat for Gender Research

The secretariat is a knowledge hub in the Nordic countries, specializing in sustainable conditions for education, research and working life. We produce research driven knowledge on gender, power and sustainability to address global societal challenges.

News – 3 February 2023
Interaction of proximity, network and gut feeling when recruiting managers
Masculine ideals and local networks reduce women's opportunities of being employed in Värmland.
News – 23 January 2023
Shared research interests can bring advantages in assessment
Research interests influence peer-review and other assessments, and the evaluation system in Sweden tend to disadvantage…
News – 4 October 2022
Gender norms a challenge for the green transition 
How people eat, travel and consume goods and services is a significant source of climate impacts in the Nordic countries…
News – 7 November 2022
Two out of three employees and students at European higher education…
A survey directed to staff and students in 46 universities, colleges and research institutions in 15 European countries,…
News – 18 October 2022
Challenges and possibilities of Gender Studies at g22 in Karlstad
Soon its time for g22 - the national conference for gender research in Sweden. The g-conference is the largest gender…
What We Do
Sustainable Conditions in Working Life
The Secretariat is carrying out several assignments related to sustainable conditions in working life. They are performed in…

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KvinnSam
KvinnSam - National Resource Library for Gender Studies, is a university-wide research infrastructure at University of…
Gender research
GENA database
The database GENA (GENusAvhandlingar) is a database of PhD theses in Women's Studies, Men's Studies and Gender Research in…
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