Violence against Women in Politics?
This breakfast seminar sheds light on the issue of increasing violence against women in politic
Norway
Tone Wilhelmsen Trøen
Former Speaker of the Parliament (Storting), Norway
Erna Solberg on How Norway Is Reopening With Cautious Optimism: 'We Know Where the Risk Points Are'
When COVID-19 started rapidly spreading throughout Europe in March, Norway was hard hit.
April 7, 2020
Norway’s prime minister held a 30-minute press conference to help kids process coronavirus
Coronavirus is scary for everyone, including kids.
Torild Skard
Norwegian politician and researcher
Tone Skogen
State Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Norway
Election
4571: Norway, 09/08/2025, Norwegian Parliament
| Quota Information | Parliament Information | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Are there legislated quotas? | No | Structure of parliament | Bicameral |
| For the Single/Lower House? | No | >Current members | 169 |
| Percentage of women | 44.97% | ||
| Source: Gender Quotas Database | Source: New Parline | ||
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April 7, 2020
Norway’s prime minister held a 30-minute press conference to help kids process coronavirus
Coronavirus is scary for everyone, including kids.
November 14, 2013
Helen Clark:Speech at the International Conference 'Celebrating the Centenary of Women’s Right to Vote in Norway'
Keynote Speech by Helen Clark on
The Effect of the Global Financial Crisis on Women
At the International Conference
Celebrating the Centenary of Women’s Right to Vote in Norway
Oslo, Norway
July 26, 2013
Norway's female MPs tell women to 'give a damn'
'Maybe women deserve men setting the agenda," a conservative female politician said Friday as emotions ran high over a study that showed men know more about politics than women, and that the gender gap was wider in Norway than in comparable countries such as Australia.
May 30, 2012
Norway: Norway Gets Women-Majority Government After Oil Minister Resigns
Norway created its first ever female-majority government Friday with a reshuffle caused by the resignation of the country's Oil Minister, the government said.
May 30, 2012
Norway: Smashing the Glass Ceiling
Norway now leads the globe in gender equality at board level, with a higher percentage of women at the uppermost echelons of its firms than any other country.
May 30, 2012
Norway: Norwegian Women Take Their Place at the Top
Norway boasts the highest proportion of women on boards anywhere in the world, up from 6% in 2001. By comparison, in the UK 11.5% of FTSE 100 directors were female in 2007 and the proportion among the US's Fortune 500 firms is 14.8%.