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Gender gaps in the performance of Norwegian biology students: the roles of test anxiety and science confidence
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background: Understanding student motivational factors such as test anxiety and science confidence is important for increasing retention in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM), especially for underrepresented ... -
Gender in the Supreme Court of Norway - Judicial behaviour in child custody cases, 1968 - 2011
(Master thesis, 2013-06-03)This thesis explores how gender affects the votes of Norwegian Supreme Court judges in cases of disputed child custody in the period from 1968 to 2011. A typology of four common approaches to the study of gendered behaviour ... -
Gender inequalities in occupational health related to the unequal distribution of working and employment conditions: a systematic review
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-08-05)Introduction: Gender inequalities exist in work life, but little is known about their presence in relation to factors examined in occupation health settings. The aim of this study was to identify and summarize the working ... -
Gender Parity and the Symbolic Representation of Women in Senegal
(Master thesis, 2016-06-01)In 2010, Senegal adopted a 50/50 gender quota law called the “Law on Parity”, which led to a dramatic increase in the number of women elected to the National Assembly in the following legislative election from 22,7% to ... -
Gender Perceptions in a Vietnamese Community. The Impact of Acculturation on First- and Second-Generation Immigrant Women in Norway
(Master thesis, 2018-06-21)This thesis seeks to analyze how Vietnamese women have settled into Norwegian society since their arrival during the mid-1970s to early 80s. It seeks to investigate how acculturation has impacted how migrant mothers have ... -
Gender relations and household livelihood security in Lake Kariba fishing communities, Zambia
(Master thesis, 2007)The focus of this study is the livelihoods of men and women involved in fishery relatedactivities in the Lake Kariba and in the Zambezi River, Southern Province of Zambia.The main questions concerns how norms and rules for ... -
Gender Roles in the Odyssey
(Papers of the Norwegian Institute at Athens, Chapter, 1995) -
Gender specific early treatment for women with alcohol addiction (EWA): Impact on work related outcomes. A 25-year registry follow-up of a randomized controlled trial (RCT)
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background: Alcohol contributes to substantial economic burden, at both individual and community levels. We investigated the effect of the Early treatment for Women with Alcohol Addiction (EWA) treatment program on sickness ... -
Gender stereotypes and incremental beliefs in STEM and non-STEM students in three countries: relationships with performance in cognitive tasks
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Women’s underrepresentation in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) has been linked, among others, to gender stereotypes and ability-related beliefs as well as gender differences in specific cognitive ... -
Gender, regulation, and corporate social responsibility in the extractive sector: The case of Equinor’s social investments in Tanzania
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021-01)Multinational corporations have been criticised for their rhetorical support to - as opposed to substantive engagement with - gender equality in their corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities in poor countries. ... -
Gender-differences in social health concepts. A cross-sectional study on interpersonal stress, social support and companionship with dog: correlations to sleep-problems
(Master thesis, 2012-12-19)Background and overview: Social ties have profound effects on health and well-being, and men and women are found to differ in the concepts of it. Findings are however somewhat inconclusive on some aspects. This study ... -
Gender-related differences in cardiometabolic risk factors and lifestyle behaviors in treatment-seeking adolescents with severe obesity
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-02-14)Background: Obesity during adolescence is associated with cardiovascular mortality in adulthood. The adverse obesity-related cardiometabolic risk profile is already observed in adolescence. We aimed to examine possible ... -
Gender-stereotyping and cognitive sex differences in mixed- and same-sex groups
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-06-13)Sex differences in specific cognitive abilities are well documented, but the biological, psychological, and sociocultural interactions that may underlie these differences are largely unknown. We examined within a biopsychosocial ... -
Gendered leisure activity behavior among Norwegian adolescents across different socio-economic status groups
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012)The present paper explores gendered behavior based on participation patterns of leisure activities among adolescents across socio-economic status (SES) groups, aiming to increase knowledge and understanding of how gender ... -
Gendered Perceptions of Climate Change and Climate Action - A Comparative Study among Bangladeshi and Norwegian University Students Studying and Living in Norway
(Master thesis, 2021-06-03)Climate change has become a global concern for sustainable development, in that it will go beyond nature’s mitigating capability unless carbon emissions are minimized. People, particularly the young generation, are ... -
Gendered perceptions on infant feeding in Eastern Uganda: continued need for exclusive breastfeeding support
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2010-10-26)Background: In resource-poor settings, HIV positive mothers are recommended to choose between ‘Exclusive breastfeeding’ (EBF) or ‘Exclusive replacement feeding’ (ERF). Acceptability, Feasibility, Affordability, Sustainability ... -
Gendered Strategies Among Migrants From Nothern Ghana in Accra: A Case Study of Madina
(Master thesis, 2010-05-18)The high level of migration of people from Northern to Southern Ghana is rooted in historical antecedents. The general objective of this study is to explore the gendered strategies of migrants from Northern to Southern ... -
Gendered transition structures: life course patterns after completion of gender-segregated vocational education in Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)In this article, we present the results from a sequence analysis of two cohorts of young people skilled in gender-segregated vocational education in Norway. By using administrative data on monthly statuses in education, ... -
Gendered visions of family life and parenthood among Czech young people: restricted or transforming imaginations
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)This article explores young people’s imaginations of their future family life. Based on qualitative research among young people in North Bohemia, it considers social reproduction and change within the domain of gendered ... -
Gendering Greece: Introduction
(Papers of the Norwegian Institute at Athens, Chapter, 1995)