The forestry and agriculture sectors are important parts of the Nordic bioeconomy, but are two of the Nordic region’s most gender-segregated sectors. Digitalisation and increased automation of heavy work could benefit gender equality in the sectors. However, this has not yet happened.
In this network, we will examine how the digital transformation affects gender equality among young people in the Nordic bioeconomy and how digital development can promote gender equality. The project is expected to provide a deeper understanding of how the gender equality perspective can be integrated among both academia and business, as well as giving us a method manual for a more equal everyday life for the future employees in the bioeconomy.
Framework of the project:
Download the report produced in WP1:
A method manual for equality
Download the method manual and read more about it
Watch the grand finale of the BioEquality project
Project participants:
• Nordic Forest Research (SNS)
• Nordic Committee for Agricultural and Food Research (NKJ)
• Skógarkonur
• University of Eastern Finland
• Research Council of Norway
• Ministry of Agriculture and Food Norway
• University of Copenhagen
• Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry Finland
• Lantbrukarnas riksförbund (LRF)
• Sveriges Lantbruksuniversitet (SLU)
• Ålands hushållningssällskap
• …and ten student representatives from universities in the Nordic countries
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Activities