GENDERNETPLUS-GENDER NET Plus Cofund

Overcoming the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Gender Divide: A Cross-Cultural Perspective

Research has convincingly demonstrated that women are underrepresented in successful entrepreneurial ecosystems, and that a persistent gender bias continues to exist in entrepreneurship, affecting who gets supported in, and by, the system. By providing a nuanced understanding of how gender is a ...

Awarded: NOK 2.5 mill.

Project Period: 2019-2023

Location: Nordland - Nordlánnda

GENDERNETPLUS-GENDER NET Plus Cofund

Gender Difference in sidE eFfects of ImmuNotherapy: a possible clue to optimize cancEr tReatment (G-DEFINER)

Immunecheck-point inhibitors are now widely used in almost all cancer diagnostic subgroups. Although the treatment generally is well tolerated, some patients develop side effects and some experience serious toxicity. Some studies have reported that women have more side effects than men due to imm...

Awarded: NOK 2.3 mill.

Project Period: 2019-2023

Location: Oslo - Oslove

GENDERNETPLUS-GENDER NET Plus Cofund

Social-ecological relations and gender equality: Dynamics and processes for transformational change across scales

In this project, we examine the relationships and connections between the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goal (UNSDG) 5 on gender equality and goal 13 on climate action in different policy areas at international, European, Nordic and Norwegian level. The UNSDGs are a common global acti...

Awarded: NOK 3.8 mill.

Project Period: 2019-2023

Location: Nordland - Nordlánnda

GENDERNETPLUS-GENDER NET Plus Cofund

A life course perspective on the GENdered PATHways of social exclusion in later life, and its consequences for health and wellbeing

GENPATH - A life course perspective on the GENdered PATHways of exclusion from social relations in later life, and its consequences for health and well-being. GENPATH is a European research project that focuses on social exclusion in older people. Social exclusion is a multidimensional phenomeno...

Awarded: NOK 2.1 mill.

Project Period: 2019-2023

Location: Oslo - Oslove

GENDERNETPLUS-GENDER NET Plus Cofund

Violence against women migrants and refugees: analysing causes and effective policy response

The aim of the study has been to investigate violence against women in migration and flight to better understand the particular challenges that women face as refugees and migrants before and after arriving in Norway. The project was carried out by the Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic S...

Awarded: NOK 1.8 mill.

Project Period: 2019-2023

Location: Oslo - Oslove

GENDERNETPLUS-GENDER NET Plus Cofund

The combined role of genetic and environmental risk factors in the gender-specific development of severe tinnitus

Tinnitus is the most frequent phantom sensation, affecting 70 million individuals in Europe. It dramatically increases with age, with near 40% of the elderlies experiencing tinnitus. It can be severely debilitating, increasing the risk for sick leave, disability pension and even suicide. While p...

Awarded: NOK 2.9 mill.

Project Period: 2019-2023

Location: Vestland