What’s going on in Swedish gender research and in national research policy? We cover new research and developments in research policy, as well as providing in-depth analyses and gather information about upcoming events and opportunities for project funding.
2019-02-12 10:06
Research on sexual harassment in academia lacks knowledge about the perpetrators of sexual harassment and about its consequences for the work environment and organisations. This is highlighted in an international research review published by the Swedish Research Council last autumn, which has now been translated into English.
Read Big knowledge gaps in research on sexual harassment in academia ›
2018-10-18 12:26
The next g-Conference g19 seeks to bring together the broad and interdisciplinary field that constitutes gender studies in Sweden ...
2018-09-18 16:37
Together the five Nordic countries make up one of the world’s most gender-equal regions. But how did they get there? The most impo...
2018-09-03 09:40
‘Come on, bring it on! Where are you?’ Mellström flexes his muscles and jokingly pounds his chest. We are talking about the deb...
Read Portrait: ‘We Need to Take the Fight and Not Be So Careful’ ›
2018-08-01 11:10
During EuroPride 2018 the University of Gothenburg organises Forum for Norm Critical Research. The Forum is a popular science event where focus is on LGBTQ and norm critical research. Homonationalism can be described as a phenomenon which is used by various political actors, including far-right p...
2018-06-15 15:46
The healthcare you receive depends on who you are. Twenty years ago, Katarina Hamberg wrote one of Sweden’s first feminist PhD the...
Read ’In Order to Achieve Equality in Healthcare, We Need to Understand Gender’ ›
2018-06-15 11:18
During EuroPride 2018 the University of Gothenburg organises Forum for Norm Critical Research. The Forum is a popular science even...
2018-06-11 16:43
Gender research has gained an increasing foothold in France. However, now one of the world’s oldest gender research networks has b...
2018-06-04 15:49
In April it was decided that KvinnSam, the National Resource Library for Gender Studies in Sweden, will be established as a resear...
Read KvinnSam new Research Infrastructure at the University of Gothenburg ›
2018-05-23 11:24
The idea that humans are superior to other living creatures is challenged by researchers in the field of critical animal studies. ...
2018-05-03 11:51
She was first to show how racist structures are to blame for the widespread housing segregation in Sweden. Irene Molina’s PhD thes...
Read Portrait: ‘Research on racism is not considered real knowledge’ ›
