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Nordic conference on sexual harassment in working life

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Breaking the silence through forum theatre, dealing with harassment in the hotel and tourism industry, activating bystanders and leading prevention in the workplace. These are some of the topics discussed Litteraturhuset in Oslo on October 30. Working life representatives, researchers and ministers from several Nordic countries meet for dialogue and results from the Nordic Council of Ministers' research programme on sexual harassment in working life.

Violence, harassment and other forms of vulnerability in working life are major social challenges, with serious consequences for individuals and work organizations. At the same time, there are large knowledge gaps in terms of methods for preventing and preventing violence and harassment, protecting those at risk and acting proactively in work environments. 

At the Nordic conference: Prevent and Intervene - Ending Sexual Harassment at Work, 30 October 12:00-16:00 in Litteraturhuset, the five projects funded by the Nordic Council of Ministers' research initiative on sexual harassment in working life 2021-2023 will present their results.

A new Nordic anthology on sexual harassment is also presented: Nordic anthology on sexual harassment | University of Gothenburg (gu.se)

Norway's Minister of Gender Equality Lubna Jaffery will give a keynote speech and Iceland's Prime Minister and Minister of Gender Equality Katrín Jakobsdóttir and the Faroese Minister of Social Affairs and Culture, Sirið Stenberg will sum up the day.

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The research financing program is an initiative of all the Nordic Ministers for Gender Equality and a Nordic collaboration between the sectors for gender equality, culture and working life and the Nordic Committee for Children and Young People. The initiative is administered on behalf of the Nordic Council of Ministers by NIKK, Nordic Information on Gender, a cooperation body of the Council of Ministers, placed at the Swedish Secretariat for Gender Research at the University of Gothenburg.

Program: Nordic Conference: Prevent and Intervene – Ending Sexual Harassment at Work - NIKK
The Conference will be live streamed 12:00-16:00: Nordic Conference: Prevent and Intervene – Ending Sexual Harassment at Work - YouTube

Would you like to attend the conference at the House of Literature as press? Please contact the press officer Inga-Bodil Ekselius.

Press contact: Inga-Bodil Ekselius
Email: inga-bodil.ekselius@genus.gu.se
Tel: +46 (0)31 786 9230
Mobile: +46 (0)76 622 9230

Conference coordinator: Maja Lundqvist
Email: maja.lundqvist@genus.gu.se
Tel: +46 (0) 31 786 9211
Mobile: +46 (0)76 622 9211

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