Nordic Conference on Sexual Harassment at Work 

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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.   

Breaking the silence through forum theatre, dealing with harassment in the hotel and tourism industry, activating bystanders and leading prevention in the workplace are some of the topics at the Nordic conference Prevent and Intervene - Ending Sexual Harassment at Work, at Litteraturhuset in Oslo on 30 October.

Collaboration between researchers and labour market actors

The conference bring together policy makers, labour representatives and researchers from the Nordic countries and follows up on the results of the five projects that have been granted funding in the Nordic Research Fundning Initiative on Sexual Harassment at work 2021-2023. Lubna Jaffery, Minister of Culture and Equality in Norway will opens the conference and closing words will be spoken by Katrín Jakobsdóttir, Prime Minister and Minister of Gender Equality in Iceland and Sirið Stenberg, Minister of Social Affairs and Culture in Faroe Islands.

‘The focus on preventive work and collaboration between researchers and different labour market actors is what makes this research initiative unique. It will therefore be very exciting, both to learn about the results of the projects and to listen to discussions and reflections on Nordic collaboration in the work against sexual harassment in working life’, says Maja Lundqvist, who is the coordinator of the conference. 

The research programme is an initiative of all the Nordic ministers for gender equality. It is a Nordic collaboration between the sectors for gender equality, for culture and for working life and the Nordic Committee for Children and Young People. The initiative is administered by NIKK on behalf of the Nordic Council of Ministers. 

Program: Nordic Conference: Prevent and Intervene – Ending Sexual Harassment at Work 

Link to live stream 12:00-16:00: Nordic Conference: Prevent and Intervene - Ending Sexual Harassment at Work - Youtube

NIKK, Nordic Information on Gender is a cooperation body under the Nordic Council of Ministers, placed at the Swedish Secretariat for Gender Research, at the University of Gothenburg.