This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Nordic Council of Ministers’ decision to establish official co-operation between the Nordic governments on gender equality issues. The forms of Nordic co-operation have evolved and changed over the last half-century, and since 2020 the remit has expanded to include LBTQI rights. Today, the region is united around a broad political platform aimed at improving gender equality and achieving equal rights and opportunities for all. To make wise choices for the future, it is important to know the history that many of us are building on. That is why Nordic Information on Gender (NIKK), the co-operation body of the Nordic ministers for gender equality, has produced this anniversary publication. We have interviewed eight people with different backgrounds and knowledge and asked them to reflect on the years that have passed and to look ahead.
Authors
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.6027/nord2024-042
- ISBN
- 978-92-893-8095-9 (electronic) 978-92-893-8096-6 (electronic)
- OAI
- oai:DiVA.org:norden-13383
- Pages
- 52
- Published in
- Copenhagen: Nordisk Ministerråd
- Responsible organisation
- Nordic Council of Ministers, Nordic Council of Ministers Secretariat Nordic Council of Ministers, Nordic Information on Gender (NIKK)
- URN
- urn:nbn:se:norden:org:diva-13383
- Year
- 2024
- pages
- 52
Table of Contents
- Content 2
- Introduction 3
- Nordic co-operation 4
- Key dates in the oficial Nordic co-operation on gender equality 5
- 1974 5
- 1975 5
- 1978 5
- 1980 5
- 1981 5
- 1982 6
- 1988 6
- 1995 6
- 2000 6
- 2004 7
- 2006 7
- 2010 7
- 2011 7
- 2012 7
- 2013 8
- 2014 8
- 2015 8
- 2019 8
- 2020 8
- 2021 8
- 2024 9
- Gender equality and family policy have become an important part of our Nordic identity and something that distinguishes us internationally 10
- From maternity insurance to shared parental leave 11
- Fifty years ago people talked about how the reforms would increase opportunities for women. Now we talk more about the needs of children instead. 13
- Gender equality and family policy have become an important part of our Nordic identity and something that distinguishes us internationally. 15
- The womens strike started the third wave of feminism in Iceland 17
- It is not an annual or regular event but we have come together when there has been an important topic that needs attention says Maríanna Traustadóttir. 19
- The problem is that women and men often work in different industries and industries in which many women work pay lower wages says Maríanna Traustadóttir. 20
- Nordic database collects gender equality indicators 21
- Something happened when we started working together in the same room. I think we really started to understand each other. 23
- Lesbian activists took the lead in gender equality work 24
- For us in Denmark this was where we in civil society managed to come together. Something happened when we started working together in the same room. I think we really started to understand each other. 26
- Timeline milestones for equality in the Nordic countries 28
- Sexuality policy unites and divides the Nordic Region 30
- Abortion rights are under threat in many places but I dont feel that this is the case in Sweden and the Nordic countries where support is strong. 34
- New institutions with gender equality on the agenda 35
- The Nordic seminars are usually completely full. The programmes are very well attended which I think shows the interest in our approach to gender equality issues. 39
- The Faroe Islands Greenland and Åland Unique perspectives in Nordic cooperation 42
- Weve not tried to reinvent the wheel but rather to take on board the results of research and implement the best ideas and practices from the other countries adapted to the conditions in Åland. 45
- Our statistics are inadequate and our history is poorly documented. In many ways we lack knowledge about the roles and conditions of women and men in society. 47
- Key messages 49
- About this publication 52
