Materials in Focus, issue 2
Feature of thematic selection of relevant materials on issues of gender equality in the Arctic region, such as academic papers, reports, researches, professional comments and interviews, videos, podcasts, journalist publications, books.
For the past 2 years the GEA Project has gathered over one hundred materials and disseminated on the GEA Project social media platforms. Would you like to submit and share Gender Equality in the Arctic relevant material? Please, contact us!
Gender and Arctic climate change science in Canada
Article | By David Natcher, Ana Maria Bogdan, Angela Lieverse & Kent Spiers
Cultural Equality in Foundational
An interview with Pétur Halldórsson, the chair of the YEA. “The Icelandic Youth Environmentalist Association” (YEA) is a platform for young people in Iceland to make a difference in environmental matters.
True or false? Men and women face violence in their relationships equally
Gender-based violence happens everywhere, but certain places have especially high rates. And certain groups like women with disabilities and Indigenous women and girls face higher rates of violence.
Gender inequality is one of the most persistent evils of our times
It's been almost two years since millions of women across the world used the simple, yet powerful, hashtag #MeToo. During this time, women have exposed, in various ways, the everyday nature of gender-based violence, harassment and discrimination.
Youth engagement in the Arctic Council
Working Groups such as the Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna and the Sustainable Development Working Group have been forerunners in active involvement youth in specific projects.
Episode 3: Women’s Rights Are Human Rights
Podcast on Gender equality in Canada. What must we do to improve the lives of girls who will be women in 2030?
Many Faces of Gender: Roles and Relationships through Time in Indigenous Northern Communities
Book | Lisa Frink, Rita S. Shepard, Gregory A. Reinhardt (Editors). With Contributions By: Lillian A. Ackerman, Jetty Jo Brumbach, Barbara A. Crass, Lisa Frink, Brian W. Hoffman, Roberta Jarvenpa, Carol Jolles, Gregory A. Reinhardt, Rita S. Shepard, Harry Stewart, Jennifer Ann Tobey, and Peter Whitridge
A scoping review: Well-being among indigenous children and youth in the Arctic – with a focus on Sami and Greenland Inuit
Article | By Ingemann, Christine; Larsen, Christina Viskum Lytken
Childhood violence and mental health among indigenous Sami and non-Sami populations in Norway: a SAMINOR 2 questionnaire study
Article | By Astrid M. A. Eriksen, Ketil Lenert Hansen, Berit Schei, Tore Sørlie, Hein Stigum, Espen Bjertness & Cecilie Javo
Domestic violence and sexual assault [Podcast]
By Lori Townsend, Alaska Public Media - October 13, 2017