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Despite Norway's reputation for tolerance, Norwegian anti-racist activists believe that Norway has a "collective amnesia" regarding their country's history of racism and colonialism. [2] Norwegianization policies were historically pursued by the Norwegian government to encourage the assimilation of ethnic minorities including the Sámi, Kvens ...
According to Statistics Norway, in the 2010-2013 period, the proportion of African-born perpetrators of criminal offences aged 15 and older in Norway was 107.1 per 1000 residents. When corrected for variables such as age and gender as well as employment, the total decreased to 90.06.
In 2015, Norway introduced female conscription, becoming the first NATO member to have a legally compulsory national service for both men and women, [15] and the first country in the world to draft women on the same formal terms as men. [16] However, in practice only motivated volunteers are selected to join the army in Norway. [17]
Counting full employment at 30 hours of work per week, 20% of Pakistani immigrant women in Norway were in full-time employment and 8% worked 1 - 19 hours per week. [ 8 ] By excluding part-time employment the statistics also showed that in 2017, males born in Norway with Pakistani heritage aged 30-39 had 16 percentage points lower employment ...
The 30-year-old Norwegian beauty has amassed over 110,000 followers, and we only expect that number to get even bigger. Meet the Norwegian woman dubbed the 'world's sexiest firefighter' Skip to ...
The political careers of two of Norway’s most powerful women are under threat after it was revealed that their husbands were trading in shares behind their backs. Anniken Huitfeldt, the current ...
As of now, ten countries conscript both men and women, of which only Norway (since 2013) and Sweden (since 2011 in legislation, since 2018 in practice) conscript both sexes on the same formal conditions. [1] Norway was also the first NATO country to introduce obligatory military service for women as an act of gender equality.
From 2009, all women were obligated to meet the conscription board, the same as males, however military service remained voluntary. [8] In January 2015, the law changed to extend conscription to women, making Norway the first NATO member and first European country to make military service compulsory for both sexes. [9]