FREIA was a gender research centre at Aalborg University, Denmark (1991-2022). We are currently reorganizing and will be back soon in a new format!

Aalborg, Denmark
Joined August 2020
As of today, the Center for Gender Research (FREIA) at AAU ceases to exist. The Center was founded more than 30 years ago by some of the pioneers of gender research in Denmark đź§µ1/6
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We want to thank everybody who have contributed to our community – former staff, Danish and international colleagues, students, administrative support, visiting PhDs, guest researchers, interns… THANK YOU for your generosity and commitment! 5/6
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FREIA’s twitter profile will be inactive for some time while we reflect upon how to reorganize gender research at AAU. Stay tuned – we will be back! 6/6
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FREIA - Centre for Gender Research retweeted
The FIERCE project kicks-off! 🎉🎉 Today the FIERCE Consortium had its first meeting to get ready for an exciting 3-year journey! Fruitful conversations with our experienced partners foreshadow a great and promising cooperation.✨ #FierceProjectEu #HorizonEurope
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Which role does body image play in the effects of electronic media communication on youth? Check out “The Beautiful and the Fit Reap the Spoils: Body Image as a Condition for the Positive Effects of Electronic Media Communication on Well-being Among Early Adolescents” #AAU #FREIA
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This week, let’s speak about gender and digital youth cultures! Stay tuned to know more about the research and publications of Freia members ;) #AAU #FREIA
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Do you want to know more about gender representation in political parties? Check out the chapter “Practices and Strategies of Gender Representation in Danish Political Parties: Challenges of 'Everyday Democracy’” about recruitment strategies in parties. #FREIA #AUU
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Published in “Implementing Gender Quotas in Political Representation: Resisting Institutions”, the authors of the chapter are Birte Siim, @LiseAgustin, @cfiig8200
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Saying farewell to dear colleagues is not easy - we don't want to let them go! Yesterday @ForFreia celebrated academic friendships and said a massive THANK YOU to @pauline_stoltz & Helene Pristed Nielsen for immense contributions to #genderresearch at #AAU We'll miss you so much!
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Gender quotas have been presented as a way to achieve gender parity. Check out our publication “Dilemmas in the Danish Approach to Gender Quotas and Gender Equality”, to know more about questions, contradictions, and paradoxes in the Danish approach to gender quotas! #AAU #FREIA
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This week, let’s speak about democracy and political representation! FREIA has been working a lot on these issues. To know more, check this account!
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Do you want to know more about what works in addressing the gender gap in research funding? Check out “Gender Balance Initiatives in Research Funding: Barriers and Possible Measures to Increase the Share of Women within Natural Science and Technology” #genderequality #AAU #FREIA
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Published by @StineFaber, Helene Pristed Nielsen and @AnnaStegger
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In 2020, we published a memorandum “Recruitment and retention of women within STEM: Efforts and experiences at universities” which uncovered the experiences and efforts aimed at attracting women within the STEM subjects at Danish universities. #genderequality #labor #AAU #FREIA
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Published by @StineFaber, @AnitaNissen and Ann-Elen Orvik
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