What is the GEA Times?

One of the main objectives of the GEA project is to put the spotlight on gender equality issues in the Arctic. We have made progress, but there is still a lot of work to be done and we are still working hard at it. We believe that Gender Equality time is now.

The GEA Times will serve as a venue for us, and you, to contribute to the discussion and to put focus on gender equality in the Arctic, and to promote events and material related to Arctic gender equality.

Last, but definitely not least, we hope that the GEA Times will help strengthen the GEA community.


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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 GEA Times Commentary

Bryndís Kjartansdóttir, Senior Arctic Official of Iceland

In her commentary, Bryndís emphasizes the importance of understanding the role gender plays in sustainable decision making, and how the GEA project has contributed to a better understanding of the role gender plays in the Arctic.

Gender issues are at the core of Iceland’s Foreign policy and are also firmly grounded in the work of the Arctic Council. Arctic inhabitants already face numerous challenges due to the impacts of climate change, demonstrating the need to strengthen adaptation and resilience to support vibrant communities. Understanding the role gender plays in human development is one of the key factors we need to make sense of to be able to make informed decisions. In this way, gender equality is an important element for achieving sustainable development in the Arctic.

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Materials in Focus

Have you ever wondered whether perhaps dads were the key to sustainability? Are you curious about how changes, both recent and historical, have affected men and women in the Arctic? This thematic selection focuses on how changes affect gender dynamics among Arctic indigenous people from various perspectives.

The Forgotten Indigenous Women of Robert Peary’s Arctic Expeditions | By Ian Evans
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A fading culture adapts to the changing times in this Arctic town | By Jennifer Kingsley & Eric Guth
Read the article

Nunatsiavut Elder Nellie Winters returns to her birth home for the first time in 58 years | By Tradition & Transition
Watch the video

Mother of Many Children | By Alanis Obomsawin
Watch the video

Sustainability and Development in the Arctic | Icelandic Arctic Cooperation Network YouTube Channel
Listen to the audio

Do dads hold the key to sustainability? | Think Nordic! Podcasts series
Listen to the podcast

Indigenous Men and Masculinities. Legacies, Identities, Regeneration | Robert Alexander Innes & Kim Anderson
About the book

Indigenous Rights in Modern Landscapes Nordic Conservation Regimes in Global Context, 1st Edition | Edited by Lars Elenius, Christina Allard and Camilla Sandström
About the book

A rights‐based approach to indigenous women and gender inequities in resource development in northern Canada (2018) | Konstantia Koutouki, Katherine Lofts, Giselle Davidian
Read the paper

Women's human rights in the governance of the Arctic: gender equality and violence against indigenous women (2018) | Burman Monica, Svensson Eva-Maria
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The GEA has compiled more than 200 academic papers, reports, research papers, professional comments and interviews, videos, podcasts, journalist publications and books relevant to Arctic Gender Equality.

Check out our growing list of materials

News from the GEA

Project Updates to the SDWG
Latest updates to the SDWG from the Gender Equality in the Arctic project

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GEA III Lunch Meeting
The GEA team met to discuss next steps

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Leadership, Arctic Gender Equality and Diversity: The foundation for sustainable policy development

By Embla Eir Oddsdóttir

GEA III took part in a Breakout Session on Leadership, Arctic Gender Equality and Diversity at the 2019 Arctic Circle Assembly in Reykjavík in October.

Themes addressed included: law and governance, impacts of cultural change, different notions of equality, lived experiences and diversity, transfer and sharing of knowledge, and the importance of having a gender equality plenary at the 2020 Arctic Circle Assembly.

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Arctic Gender Equality Initiatives

Several initiatives and projects are striving to enhance gender equality in the Arctic region. GEA invites representatives of these initiatives and projects to submit a contribution, explaining their work.

Women in the Arctic and Antarctic | By Danita Burke
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Beijing +25 and Making Gender Plan A in the Arctic | By Gosia Smieszek and Tahnee Prior
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