https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Norway in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Norway’s opposition parties have asked in parliament that the government confirm whether it voted for Saudi Arabia’s inclusion in a UN women’s rights commission. https://www.thelocal.no/20170426/norway-opposition-demands-answer-over-saudi-arabia Wed, 26 Apr 2017 17:35:16 +0200 norway-opposition-demands-answer-over-saudi-arabia Only two countries in the world are better for girls than Norway, according to a new global report. https://www.thelocal.no/20161011/norway-worlds-third-best-country-for-girls-report Tue, 11 Oct 2016 12:01:45 +0200 norway-worlds-third-best-country-for-girls-report The Norwegian women’s football team has made a hilarious mockumentary attacking gender stereotypes, admitting they “suck, plain and simple” https://www.thelocal.no/20150622/norways-women-footballers-we-suck Mon, 22 Jun 2015 15:27:03 +0200 norways-women-footballers-we-suck If you thought woman’s football wasn’t serious, think on this. Germany's Anja Mittag has had “Stockholm, 28.07.2013” — the date and time of her team’s victory in the 2013 European Championship final against Norway— tattooed onto her arm. https://www.thelocal.no/20150610/norway-set-for-clash-of-the-champions Wed, 10 Jun 2015 16:34:53 +0200 norway-set-for-clash-of-the-champions The next chief executive of Telenor, state-owned international phone giant, would ideally be a woman, Norway’s industry minister has said, as the country seeks to end men’s continuing dominance of executive positions. https://www.thelocal.no/20150319/make-next-telenor-chief-a-woman-minister-urges Thu, 19 Mar 2015 09:17:37 +0100 make-next-telenor-chief-a-woman-minister-urges Long over-shadowed by their Swedish sisters in the world's ideas of national hotness, it's time for Norway's women to rise up and take their rightful place in The Local's Top 12 ranking. https://www.thelocal.no/20130926/top-12-norways-hottest-women Thu, 26 Sep 2013 11:47:00 +0200 top-12-norways-hottest-women 'Maybe women deserve men setting the agenda," a conservative female politician said Friday as emotions ran high over a study that showed men know more about politics than women, and that the gender gap was wider in Norway than in comparable countries such as Australia. https://www.thelocal.no/20130726/norways-female-mps-tell-women-to-get-savvy Fri, 26 Jul 2013 15:42:00 +0200 norways-female-mps-tell-women-to-get-savvy Despite scoring high in international gender equality comparisons, Norway still has a gap between men and women when it comes to taking an interest in politics. https://www.thelocal.no/20130725/norwegian-women-trail-mens-political-savvy Thu, 25 Jul 2013 16:28:00 +0200 norwegian-women-trail-mens-political-savvy Socialist Left Party politician Akhtar Chaudhry has called on fathers to talk to their sons about rape, saying that it is not enough to prepare girls on how to defend themselves. https://www.thelocal.no/20120308/dads-should-talk-to-their-sons-about-rape-politician Thu, 08 Mar 2012 13:01:24 +0100 dads-should-talk-to-their-sons-about-rape-politician One in four Norwegian medical students will seek an exemption in writing from ever having to perform or assist in abortions decided by the female patient. https://www.thelocal.no/20110927/one-in-four-docs-to-avoid-abortions Tue, 27 Sep 2011 13:14:11 +0200 one-in-four-docs-to-avoid-abortions