Maria Olsson has begun her research stay at CAS, where she will lead a team developing a more inclusive and culturally sensitive approach to measuring gender inequality across Europe.
2023/2025
Towards a New and Culturally Sensitive Understanding of Gender Inequality
Towards a New and Culturally Sensitive Understanding of Gender Inequality
Women and Men in Modern (Work) Life
Social Sciences
Principal investigators
Maria Olsson
Associate Professor
University of Inland Norway (INN)
Year at CAS
Research Area
Psychology
Abstract
Global gender equality indices are frequently used by politicians and policymakers to evaluate effects of policies as well
as by researchers to test scientific theories. However, existing gender equality indices only account for gender unequal
representation in a limited number of domains based on a traditional labor market and Western ideals. Thus, they do not
fully reflect challenges faced by women and men in modern (work) life in all countries. The current project goal is to
identify and address shortcomings of existing indices with the aim to develop a European gender equality index that can
be used to cultivate new gender inequality knowledge.
Fellows
Affiliated researchers
Paweł
Jurek
Associate Professor
University of Gdańsk
Kuba
Krys
Associate Professor
Polish Academy of Sciences
Julie
Reppen Brattsti
M.Sc.
University of Inland Norway (INN)
News
CAS proudly participated in Arendalsuka 2023, a Norwegian political festival held annually in Arendal during the month of August.
Meet Maria Ingrid Teresa Olsson, the Young CAS PI for August 2023 to June 2025! Olsson, an associate professor at Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences (INN University), will lead the project 'Towards a New and Culturally Sensitive Understanding of Gender Inequality: Women and Men in Modern (Work) Life.'