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Welcome to the new Kilden magazine

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.

19.05.2026

Men get most out of research stays abroad

Women move abroad less often, and when they do, they gain less from it than male researchers, according to a new study.

En ung kvinne og en ung mann sitter på en benk i Malmö

05.06.2026

Research has long underestimated the power of Viking women

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.

Osebergskipet i Vikingskipmuseet på Bygdøy i Oslo

10.03.2026

Danes believe there is too much talk about gender equality

Twice as many Danes suffer from 'gender fatigue' compared to Norwegians. One explanation is that the state has traditionally played a more active role in gender equality policies in Norway.

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19.02.2026

Nine out of ten are satisfied with gender-affirming treatment

At the same time, many transgender and non-binary individuals end up covering treatment costs themselves. Long waiting times are one reason for this, according to a researcher.

17.02.2026

Can legal perspectives help us to understand ‘Hedda Gabler’?

In Ibsen’s 1890 play, theft, defamation, adultery, threats and suicide are committed. A recent study examines the severity of these offences in light of the penal code of the time.

Jae Nyamburah som Hedda Gabler og Preben Hodneland som Eilert Løvborg i «Hedda Gabler» på Det Norske Teatret i 2024.

27.03.2026

Spent four years among incels

For four years, criminologist Jan Christoffer Andersen has been trying to understand the incel subculture from within. His doctoral research shows how incels follow a subcultural logic that rewards misogyny and suffering that degrades women and rewards suffering.

11.03.2026

When romance becomes financial exploitation

“Online romance scams and fraud involve relational and psychological exploitation,” says researcher Maja Feng. She likens the phenomenon to domestic violence and intimate partner violence.

03.06.2025
Angel healing courses and self-help books compensate for shortcomings in the welfare state

"It's striking how many women attend yoga classes and try alternative healing," says Suvi Salmenniemi, who is researching therapeutic culture.

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20.01.2025
Taking medication during pregnancy rarely causes birth defects

‘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.

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12.02.2023
Medical studies disregard sex differences

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.

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06.04.2022
“We are not certain why endometriosis occurs”

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.

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16.12.2021
Women more severely affected by tinnitus than men are

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.

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