The Pan-Arctic Report on Gender Equality in the Arctic Phase III during the Arctic Circle Assembly 2021

The Pan-Arctic Report on Gender Equality in the Arctic Phase III was presented at the Arctic Council booth and well received by the attendees of the Arctic Circle Assembly 2021.

Embla Eir Oddsdóttir presenting the Pan-Arctic Report on Gender Equality in the Arctic Phase III during the breakout session “The Arctic Council: Snapshot of a Success Story“, organized by the Arctic Council Working Groups.

Louise Calais, Swedish SAO, Petteri Vuorimäki, Finnish SAO, Jonas Norling, the head of Swedish delegation to the SDWG during the meeting witht the GEA Team in Akureyri, where The Pan-Arctic Report on Gender Equality in the Arctic Phase III was presented.

The Pan-Arctic Report on Gender Equality in the Arctic Phase III on the Third Eurasian Women’s Forum

The European Union’s 2021 Arctic Policy Update

The European Union’s 2021 Arctic Policy Update mentions gender equality as one of the key value of the European aspiration in the Arctic:

EU action must be based on its values and principles, including the rule of law, human rights, sustainable development, gender equality, diversity and inclusion, support for rules-based multilateralism7 and the respect of international law, notably the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).

Materials in Focus

These GEA Materials in Focus include several videos on Indigenous Peoples Empowerment in the Arctic, books and reports on politics in the Arctic, podcasts and article concerning Indigenous Peoples in the Arctic.

Katherine Reedy, Aleut International Association, on Gender Equality in the Arctic, Arctic Circle Forum 2019 | By Katherine Reedy
Watch the video

Indigenous people and their representation in the media | By The Arctic Conversation Podcast
Listen to the podcast

The Politics of Arctic Sovereignty: Oil, Ice, and Inuit Governance | By Jessica M. Shadian
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Sweden still ‘working towards’ approval of Indigenous rights agreement | By Kevin McGwin
Read the article

Sámi Youth Perspectives, Education and the Labour Market | By Lise Smed Olsen, Linnea Löfving, Juho-Matti Paavola, Jens Bjørn Grelck
Read the report

“I think it’s more women on buses but I haven’t thought about why” | By Josefine Wigström
Read the thesis

Sweden's strategy for the Arctic region | By Government Offices of Sweden
Read the strategy

Implementation of the 2030 Agenda in Sweden Statistical Review 2019 | By Statistics Sweden
Read the report

The Arctic's Sámi people push for a sustainable Norway | By Amy Martin
Listen to the podcast

The GEA has compiled more than 500 academic papers, reports, research articles, professional comments and interviews, videos, podcasts, journalist publications, books relevant to Gender Equality in the Arctic.

Check out our list of materials

The GEA Calendar

The GEA Calendar gathers upcoming Gender Equality in the Arctic – relevant deadlines and events.

November 29, 2021

Education for Inclusive Peace: the role of education and research in promoting the Women, Peace and Security agenda in the Nordics

November 12, 2021

Call for Applications: Online Certificate Course on Gender Mainstreaming (GM)

About the GEA project

Gender Equality in the Arctic is an international collaborative Sustainable Development Working Group project focusing on gender equality in the Arctic

The purpose of this project is to promote an extensive, policy-relevant dialogue on issues of gender equality in the Arctic region in the context of current realities in terms of economic and social development as well as current and future challenges, inter alia relating to climatic and environmental changes.

The Gender Equality in the Arctic project is endorsed by the Arctic Council Sustainable Development Working Group
SDWG website | Arctic Council website