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Christmas stress in the past and now: “We complain much more than my mother's generation”

We have it easier today than before, one researcher believes. Christmas is still demanding and complicated, believes another.

Women and men are not equal at home – but many are still satisfied

Men and women contribute differently at home. Equal couples are more satisfied with the division of labour than less equal ones, but the relationship is not necessarily better.

Working-class men disagree the most with well-educated women

They represent opposite points of view in many questions about equality, a new Norwegian report shows.

Women who wish to travel are forced to share irrelevant and intimate details about their private lives

OPINION: There is a lack of cultural awareness and gender equality in the travel industry.

The violence continues, even though the mother leaves the father. Are politics of gender equality to blame?

OPINION: Having to organise contact between the children and their father may result in continued exposure to violence for mothers – even after they leave a violent partner.

People with fibromyalgia often feel that people don’t believe them

Every second fibromyalgia patient is afraid to seek help, a new Swedish study shows.

Women are less frequently quoted in the news than men

This statistic has barely changed over the last ten years.

Dads spend an hour more each day on housework and childcare than they did in 1980

These are pretty big changes, says one of the researchers behind a new analysis of Norwegians' time use.

The nuclear family has become a political tug-of-war in Russia and Poland

Domestic violence has now become a matter of dispute between liberal and conservative forces, which demonstrates that even authoritarian ruling powers have to take the popular opinion into consideration.

Why do parents in one of the world's most gender equal countries still give children their dad's surname?

It's a romantic gesture, claims one researcher. "Men take their surnames for granted", says Line Førre Grønstad, who recently defended a doctoral dissertation on the topic.

Swedish men report less stress with longer paternity leave

Fathers who shared parental leave equally with their partner felt more secure in their parental role. They were also happier in their relationship, according to a new study from the University of Gothenburg. Norwegian studies show similar results, according to researchers.

Equality hasn’t reached entrepreneurs

Only 20 per cent of entrepreneurs who start limited companies are women, and they own only 4 per cent of new technology companies.

Religious minority youth between patriarchy and gender equality

Gender roles is a delicate topic for religious minority groups. Many of them accept traditional gender segregation in the religious community, but struggle with prejudices from the greater society, according to researcher.

The EU raises the standard of Norwegian gender equality policies

That the EU affects Norwegian gender equality policies has mostly proven to be a good thing. But an individual-oriented policy puts pressure on the social democratic approach, say researchers.

Immigrant women fall out of the labour market

A part-time job does not necessarily mean long-term success for integration into working life. Many immigrant women fall out of the labour market after being employed for a while.

Religious freedom more important than women’s rights

The anti-discrimination legislation is more powerful than ever. Yet freedom of faith and religion is still more important than women’s rights in Norway, according to a new PhD thesis.

Here’s why women are missing from local government

When Norway’s first female Prime Minister, Gro Harlem Brundtland, formed a cabinet that was almost half women in 1986, she attracted international attention for her decisive action. Nearly 30 years later, Norway remains near the top in addressing gender equality – but not always when it comes to small town governance.

Young Somali girls want modern circumcision

Attitudes toward traditional circumcision are changing in Somalia, but new forms may be replacing the old.

Norwegian bible belt resists gender equality

Christians in southern Norway are more sceptical towards gender equality than Christians in other parts of the country – but less resistant than a decade ago.