Kilden’s news magazine has a new website and a new name. Now called Kilden magazine, we are still an online newspaper covering news and debate on research into gender and equality.
During Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, numerous men have been subjected to sexual violence. However, media coverage continues to frame sexual violence through traditional gendered narratives, which means male victims’ experiences are overlooked.
Although most women and men are in favour of gender equality, attitudes differ between them in some areas. The key areas of contention include representation among top executives, gender quotas and pay.
Men buried in ship graves were described as kings and chieftains, while researchers have been hesitant to portray the women buried in the Oseberg ship as politically powerful.
‘Pregnant women, like the rest of the population, have chronic or acute conditions that require medical treatment,’ says Hedvig Nordeng. She recently won the NAR Brain Power Award for her research.
A new report from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (FHI) shows that less than half of studies on the effect of medical treatment have looked at sex differences. “We must stop thinking that biological differences between men and women can fit in a bikini,” says Professor Eva Gerdts.
According to specialists, more knowledge about causes, more funding, and more education may provide better treatment of the condition currently affecting one in ten women.
More men than women are affected by ear buzz, but the consequences are greater for women. Women also have a higher risk of severe hereditary tinnitus, according to a research project.
