ISSHF1060 – Gender Equality in the Nordic Countries
Course description
Course content
The course gives an introduction to the Nordic context and an overview of how the concept and implementation of gender equality has developed and is currently practiced in the Nordic countries. The main focus is on the period after the 1970s, and themes that are taught relate gender equality to:?
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Work-life balance?
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Access to work, education, and politics?
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Nordic gender equality in an intersectional perspective?
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Men and masculinities?
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Gender-based violence?
Moreover, dilemmas and paradoxes concerning gender equality in the Nordic countries will be a central theme, as well as the attempt to answer questions as: What can explain change and is there a Nordic model of gender equality??
Learning outcome
The course gives an introduction to the Nordic context and an overview of how the concept and implementation of gender equality has developed and is currently practiced in the Nordic countries. The main focus is on the period after the 1970s, and themes that are taught relate gender equality to:?
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Work-life balance?
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Access to work, education, and politics?
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Nordic gender equality in an intersectional perspective?
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Men and masculinities?
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Gender-based violence?
Moreover, dilemmas and paradoxes concerning gender equality in the Nordic countries will be a central theme, as well as the attempt to answer questions such as: What can explain change and is there a Nordic model of gender equality?
Admission to the course
If you would like to take this course, you must?apply directly to the International Summer School.?
Only students admitted to the course may take part in instruction.?
Formal prerequisite knowledge
No obligatory prerequisites beyond the minimum requirements for entrance to higher education in Norway.?Minimum academic requirements.?
Overlapping courses
- 10 credits overlap with ISSHF2060 – Gender Equality in the Nordic Countries.
- 10 credits overlap with ISSHF4060 – Gender Equality in the Nordic Countries.
- 10 credits overlap with KFL2060 – Gender Equality in the Nordic Countries.
- 10 credits overlap with KFL4060 – Gender Equality in the Nordic Countries.
Teaching
The course consists of 18 lectures, 3 hours daily, Monday to Friday, for four weeks. Classroom sessions include lectures and group discussions, often based on comparative analysis. Field trips to institutions in Oslo are included.?
Daily attendance is expected of all participants. Students must attend a minimum of 75% of the lectures in order to take the final exam.?
Examination
The course is graded on the basis of a final take-home exam.??In order to take the exam, students must have completed the following requirements:?
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The mandatory participation requirement (75%).?
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Mandatory group work (pass/fail)?
The exam will consist of a 3-day take-home exam on a given topic. The exam must have a length of 8 pages (2300 characters per page, not counting spaces). References are not included in the word count.
Language of examination
The examination text is given in English, and you submit your response in English.?
Grading scale
Grades are awarded on a scale from A to F, where A is the best grade and F?is a fail. Read more about the grading system.?
More about examinations at UiO
- Use of sources and citations
- Special exam arrangements due to individual needs
- Withdrawal from an exam
- Illness at exams / postponed exams
- Explanation of grades and appeals
- Resitting an exam
- Cheating/attempted cheating
You will find further guides and resources at the web page on examinations at UiO.