The GEA Times — Gender Equality in the Arctic

The Impact of COVID-19 on Indigenous Peoples in the Arctic

An insightful interviews from the Arctic Council permanent participants on the Impact of COVID-19 on Indigenous Peoples in the Arctic.

ArticleIACNOctober 23, 2020

Materials in Focus, Issue 5

The topics highlighted in this issue are: gender and climate change, inclusive economy, gender and security, decolonisation, sustainability, and indigenous youth engagement into science.

Materials in FocusIACNOctober 15, 2020

The GEA Times Commentary - Victoria Qutuuq Buschman

In this commentary Victoria Qutuuq Buschman, Inuk Conservation Biologist describes how indigenous youth in the Arctic are getting to work to address the pressing climate issues in the 21st century – coastal erosion, ocean acidification, pollution, fluctuating and unpredictable wildlife populations, biodiversity loss, unsustainable resource extraction, and data gaps in almost all areas of Arctic research.

CommentaryIACNOctober 13, 2020

Gender and Power in the Nordic Countries – with focus on politics and business. Kirsti Niskanen (ed.) [Book]

The endeavour to achieve a gender balance in access to societal power is a cornerstone of the Nordic concept of democracy and gender equality policy. A key tool in gender equality work is knowledge of the distribution of women and men within various sectors of society, employment, and social positions of power.

bookIACNSeptember 1, 2020

Wives Wanted in the Faroe Islands [Podcast]

The Faroe Islands are facing a shortage of women of marriageable age. Many of them have left and not returned so men are now travelling to South East Asia looking for love.

PodcastIACNAugust 28, 2020

Together Towards a Sustainable Arctic: One Year Into the 2019-2021 Icelandic Chairmanship

Sustainable development has been at the heart of the Arctic Council’s mandate since the Ottawa Declaration was signed in 1996. We chose sustainable development as the Icelandic Chairmanship program theme because in a rapidly changing world, we see the value in remembering our starting point. Editorial by Einar Gunnarsson, Chair of the Senior Arctic Officials

ArticleIACNAugust 27, 2020

Podcast: The Danish decolonisation of Greenland, 1945-54 [Podcast]

This podcast seeks to unfold the decolonisation of Greenland, from the early discussions after the Second World War to the recognition of Greenland as a Danish county in 1954. This podcast is part of a series where existing material on nordics.info is read out in assorted languages by colleagues and friends. Great for learning Danish or English.

PodcastIACNAugust 27, 2020

Gender Identity and the Subject of Security (Research article)

This article is a contribution to the ongoing debate on human security in Security Dialogue; argue that they provide an illustration of the complexity and dynamism of security. By Svein Vigeland Rottem, Gunhild Hoogensen.

researchIACNAugust 26, 2020

Gender Equality in the Arctic, Arctic Circle Forum in the Faroe Islands [Video]

The plenary session Gender Equality in the Arctic during the Arctic Circle Forum 2018 in the Faroe Islands was organized by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs Iceland, the Icelandic Arctic Cooperation Network, the University of Akureyri, the Centre for Gender Equality, the University of Iceland and University of the Faroe Islands

videoIACNAugust 24, 2020

20 Canadian books for kids and teens to read for National Indigenous History Month

20 books from 20 authors.

bookIACNAugust 19, 2020

Building an Inclusive Economy

Iceland’s prime minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir discusses what gender means for rethinking the economy

ArticleIACNAugust 19, 2020

Can Gender Equality Help Solve Climate Change? [Video]

Is gender equality a key factor in tackling climate change? Does gender influence the way that environmental issues are solved? By Jacqueline McGlade, Jackson Professor of the Environment

videoIACNAugust 18, 2020

Linking gender, climate change, adaptive capacity, and forest-based communities in Canada [Research article]

Analyses of climate change and the forest sector have identified the importance of individual actors, institutions, and organizations within communities for effective adaption and climate mitigation.

By Maureen G. Reed, Alyssa Scott, David Natcher, Mark Johnston

researchIACNAugust 18, 2020

The GEA Times Commentary - Anisiia Moiakunova

“The first to face the effects of climate change are indigenous peoples of the North. The main reason is their dependence on the environment and their close relationship to natural resources”, Commentary by Anisiia Moiakunova.

CommentaryIACNJune 29, 2020

Materials in Focus, Issue 4

Topics highlighted in this Issue 4 range from women leading the fight against climate change in Alaska to gender equality in the maritime field from a Swedish female Captain’s perspective.

Materials in FocusThomas ViguierJune 15, 2020

Equal Democracies? Gender and Politics in the Nordic Countries [Book]

Equal democracies? Gender and politics in the Nordic countries is the result of a joint effort between several Nordic scholars specialising in the study of gender and politics. We greatly appreciate the generous financial support granted by the Nordic Council of Ministers without which the project would never have materialised. We would especially like to thank Marianne Laxén at the Council for ensuring that our collaboration with the Council proceeded as smoothly and pleasantly as it did.

bookThomas ViguierJune 15, 2020