Most read articles from Kilden genderresearch.no in 2024

The five most read articles in 2024 covered a variety of issues - from country music to political love letters to health perspectives in gender research. 

Claudia Scott spiller på Lægreidfest i 2021
Claudia Scott was one of the first Norwegian female country artists and became very popular - as was the article about female country musicians. The researchers point out that Claudia Scott was active at the same time as rock music began to influence the genre. Here at Lægreidfest in Sogndal in 2021. Photo: Bjørn Erik Pedersen/Wikipedia.

1. Female musicians ride the Norwegian country wave

Country music is often portrayed through masculine stereotypes. Nevertheless, female musicians have helped define the genre’s development in Norway, researchers say.

2. How the AIDS epidemic changed Norway

According to historians, the Norwegian authorities reacted differently to the AIDS epidemic than other Western countries.

3. The political love letters of Camilla Collett and Amalie Skram 

Both Camilla Collett and Amalie Skram challenged the role of women in their writing. Even the letters they wrote to their hearts' chosen reflected the debates of their times about the role of women in matters of love, marriage, and society.

4. Men also benefit from gender perspectives in health research

Researchers agree that gender perspectives improve health research. But does Norway need a dedicated political strategy for women’s health?

5. "It wasn't my fault" – 13 men about femicide

The killing of women and girls is such a big problem in Latin America that a number of countries have incorporated femicide into their penal code. A study from Buenos Aires looks at how the killers account for their crimes.

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