ISSHF2020 ¨C Gender Equality in the Nordic Countries

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:?

• Gender equality as a concept

• The women's movement and state feminism

• Work-life balance and gender equality ideals

• Access to work and politics?

• Nordic gender equality in an intersectional perspective?

• Men and masculinities: change and continuity

• Gender equality and LGBTQ+ rights

• Gender-based violence?

• Gender, climate, and indeginous rights

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: How can we understand changing gender norms in the Nordic countries, and to what extent is it possible to identify a Nordic model of gender equality?

Learning outcome

Knowledge

You shall acquire:

• basic knowledge of the Nordic context

• knowledge of concepts used in analyzing gender equality issues

• knowledge of different conceptions of gender equality

• knowledge of challenges and outcomes of gender equality in specific fields

Skills

You will be able to:

• analyze gender equality issues and to place them in societal and cultural contexts

• discuss historical processes of gender equality measures in the Nordic region

• discuss the status of gender equality in fields such as everyday life, working life and politics

• work in an independent, thorough and critical manner with central issues in research literature

• understand the need to follow ethical norms in academic work

Competences

After completing the course you have:

• acquired insight into gender equality issues and processes in general, which can be used to analyze specific gender equality concerns

• the ability to see, analyze and problematize gender equality in texts, practices and policies

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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 ¨C Gender Equality in the Nordic Countries.
• 10 credits overlap with ISSHF4060 ¨C Gender Equality in the Nordic Countries.
• 10 credits overlap with KFL2060 ¨C Gender Equality in the Nordic Countries.
• 10 credits overlap with KFL4060 ¨C Gender Equality in the Nordic Countries.

Teaching

The course consists of 10 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 term paper.??In order to submit the term paper, students must meet the following criteria:?

• A mandatory written exercise, in the form of a draft of the term paper (pass/fail)

• A mandatory oral presentation (pass/fail)

• Mandatory attendance: at least 7 out of 10 lectures, and 1 out of 2 excursions. Students are required to compensate a fourth lecture/second excursion absence with a written assignment. The assignments are graded as pass/fail. The mandatory exercises must be approved before taking the final exam.

The term paper must have a length of 3600 words (+/- 10%), references, front page and list of references is not included in the word count.

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Language of examination

The term paper can be written in Norwegian, Swedish, Danish or English.

Grading scale

The term paper is graded from A - F, where the best grade is A, 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.