What innocent questions lead to...

<Nordic Countries defund Gender Ideology

A devastating blow for “Gender Theory”: the Nordic Council of Ministers (a regional inter-governmental co-operation consisting of Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, and Iceland) has decided to close down the NIKK Nordic Gender Institute. The NIKK had been the flagship of “Gender Theory”, providing the “scientific” basis for social and educational policies that, from the 1970s onward, had transformed the Nordic countries to become the most “gender sensitive” societies in the world.

The decision was made after the Norwegian State Television had broadcasted a television documentary in which the hopelessly unscientific character of the NIKK and its research was exposed.

The producer of the series is Harald Eia, a Norwegian comedian, who had gained some popularity in Norway with his satirical TV shows. Besides being a comedian, Mr. Eia also holds a degree in social sciences. He was puzzled by the fact that, despite all efforts by politicians and social engeneers to remove “gender stereotypes”, girls continued to opt for typically “female” professions (such as nurses, hairdressers, etc.) whereas boys continued being attracted by “male” careers (such as that of technicians, construction workers, etc.). Indeed, rather than being reversed by “gender equality” policies, the trend became more accentuated.

In his documentary, Mr. Eia just went, in the company of a camera team, and asked some innocent questions to the leading researchers and scientists of the NIKK. Then he took the replies and brought them to leading scientists in other parts of the world, notably in the UK and the US, asking them to comment on the findings of their Norwegian peers. As was to be expected, the results of the Norwegian bogus science provoked amusement and incredulity among the international scientific community.
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As it turned out, a few innocent questions, asked by a comedian, were sufficient to bring down the pompous edifice of “Gender Theory”. It is hoped that the lesson will be heard in other countries, or in the EU and the UN, where this ideology still holds sway in the corridors of power…”>

Full article:

http://www.menshealthaustralia.net/content/nordic-countries-defund-gender-ideology.html

An interesting article alright Onthebeach.

According to the very reputable and totally unbiased 'menshealth Australia' site you found, all the Nordic countries, and their close mates, have been told by a comedian who 'asked questions' that gender equality 'theories' are all rubbish?

Apparently, these revelations have 'debunked' all previously known feminist ideas on gender inequality.

Why then have the Nordic Gender Equality Ministers just been sharing their experience in preventing domestic violence and violence against women at a Symposium as recently as 5th March this year?

http://www.norden.org/en/news-and-events/news/gender-equality-ministers-share-experience-of-preventing-violence

You leap to wrong conclusions, Suseonline. I have no connection whatsoever with Men's Health Australia (MHA).

From the site MHA is reputable and independent and in this case it is merely quoting a public source about a public happening. MHA's activities, editorial policy and perspective are spelled out in detail and are wholesome. See here,

http://www.menshealthaustralia.net/about/

Unless you can provide substantial evidence to the contrary, your unnecessary sarcasm directed against the reputation of MHA and its organisers reflects on you. In any event there is a link for further inquiry.

That gender ministers have met does not dispel the article's conclusions.

There is no doubting the truth of the article. See here,

<A devastating blow for “Gender Theory”: the Nordic Council of Ministers (a regional inter-governmental co-operation consisting of Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, and Iceland) has decided to close down the NIKK Nordic Gender Institute. The NIKK had been the flagship of “Gender Theory”, providing the “scientific” basis for social and educational policies that, from the 1970s onward, had transformed the Nordic countries to become the most “gender sensitive” societies in the world.

The decision was made after the Norwegian State Television had broadcasted a television documentary in which the hopelessly unscientific character of the NIKK and its research was exposed>.
[refer to the linked article I gave in the OP]

I would rather listen to a Nordic news site than an Aussie Men's Health site when discussing Nordic gender issues Onthebeach.

I am impressed with their work on decreasing violence against women and I think we could do a lot worse than follow their example here in Australia.

Thanks for pointing out this information, as I will be doing much more reading on this subject when I get time.

Suseonline,

If myths that are debunked to prove that NIKK's 'research' is all bull*(bleep) then the millions can be used for better purposes and offenders have no rationalisation, no excuse. That is, they do their violence by their own decision, by their own choice and it has nothing to do with their gender, then judges can act on that hopefully.

I hope too that people go on to question judges rationalising/excusing violence because of the offender's cultural background. Such as the judges who let indigenous rapists and molesters off the hook because of their culture and upbringing.

Men and women choose to commit crimes, and sexual crimes are no different. No excuses, hit them hard.

It is simply amazing though how this Nordic research agency has managed to get away with publishing falsehoods for decades. Why didn't any other researcher or expert ever debunk their fraud?

Where there is money available, especially large grants of government money, there is graft. Unfortunately that fraud and graft seems to be systemic.

You don't have to go all the way to the Nordic countries to find junk pseudo-science around gender.

http://www.monash.edu.au/news/releases/show/corrections-to-a-publication-and-media-release-from-monash-university

"The following statement seeks to correct the public record [...] inaccuracies that were contained in the book “Child Abuse and Family Law” that was published in 2007 by Allen and Unwin and co-authored with Professor Thea Brown"

"Incorrect statements in the Book

On page 20 of the book, there is a statement which reads as follows:

“Domestic violence is increasingly reported as a cause of partnership breakdown, with two thirds of couples in Australia attributing the separation to domestic violence and one third to severe domestic violence, (FLPAG, 2001).”

The statement is incorrect."

and

"The statement in the book states (and again references the 2001 FLPAG Report) that one third of couples in Australia attribute their separation to severe domestic violence. This statement is incorrect."

It goes on. I tried to get Allen and Unwin to publish an erratum, but they refused, quite rudely, via Elizabeth Weiss who calls herself a "Publisher" in her correspondence. A brief google of Ms Weiss reveals she has a long association with feminist publishing and in particular a feminist "collective" called "Women's Redress Press", so I suppose it's not surprising that Professor Brown's work was not scrutinised for errors and that Ms Weiss would be reluctant to draw attention to those "errors" (which discredit Prof Brown's thesis in the book).

I do hope an Abbott Government has the courage to do what the Vice-Chancellor of Latrobe didn't have the guts to follow through with and abolishes Gender Studies and other such parasitical departments.