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Rozanova-Smith, M., Petrov, A., Korkina Williams, V., Absalonsen, J., Alty, R., Arnfjord, S., Apok, C., Biscaye, E., Black., J., Carothers, C., Chapman, Y., Fusco, S., Gaini, F., Hayfield, E. A., Logadottir, H., Joona, T., Karlsdóttir, A., Kimmel, M., Larocque, B., Lempiäinen, K., Mack, L. M., Michaels, S., Mills, S., Naskali, P., Nielsen, S. S., Olsvig, I., Osipova, M., Poturaeva, A., Povoroznyuk, O., Quintal Marineau, M., Þrastardóttirv, B., Vinokurova, L., Zamyatina, N., and Zanotti, L. (2021). Gender Empowerment and Fate Control, in Gender Equality in the Arctic, ed. E.E. Oddsdóttir and H.O. Ágústsson, pp. 224-267. Iceland's Arctic Council Chairmanship, Arctic Council Sustainable Development Working Group, Icelandic Arctic Cooperation Network, Icelandic Directorate for Equality, Stefansson Arctic Institute.
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About the Chapter:
The Chapter “Empowerment and Fate Control” presents results of collaborative work of 3 lead authors and 31 contributors from across the Arctic involving academics, representatives of Arctic stakeholders and rights holders (e.g., Indigenous organizations, including the Arctic Council's Permanent Participants and gender-oriented NGOs in the Arctic), Indigenous knowledge holders, and public officials.
The Chapter “Empowerment and Fate Control” is a part of the Pan-Arctic Report Gender Equality in the Arctic released in May 2021. The Report is a part of the Gender Equality in the Arctic project (GEA III) undertaken under the auspices of the Arctic Council’s Sustainable Development Working Group (SDWG), the Icelandic Chairmanship Programme 2019-2021 and under supervision of the Icelandic Arctic Cooperation Network. Project leader is Iceland with co-leadership from Canada, Finland, Sweden, the USA, the Aleut International Association, and the Saami Council.
The Pan-Arctic Report Gender Equality in the Arctic is aimed at deepening the understanding of gender issues in the Arctic region as well as providing policy-relevant highlights to promote gender equality in policy- and decision-making processes in all spheres and at all levels.
On May 20, 2021, at the Twelfth Ministerial Meeting of the Arctic Council, the Report was acknowledged and included in the Reykjavík Declaration 2021 that emphasized “the importance of gender equality and respect for diversity for sustainable development in the Arctic and welcomed the Pan-Arctic Report, Gender Equality in the Arctic, Phase 3, encouraged the mainstreaming of gender-based analysis in the work of the Arctic Council and called for further action to advance gender equality in the Arctic.” (Reykjavik declaration (2021), arctic-council.org). Gender was also included in the new Strategic plan of the Arctic Council, marking an important milestone as equality is considered a prerequisite of sustainable development in a future Arctic.
Initially intended for policymakers in the Arctic region, the Report is a valuable resource for those interested in gender issues in the Arctic. The Report is available here: https://arcticgenderequality.network/phase-3/pan-arctic-report
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Oddsdóttir, E.E., Hjalti Ó. Ágústsson, Eva-Maria Svensson, Gunhild Hoogensen Gjørv, Sarah S. Kendall, Malgorzata Smieszek, Tahnee Prior, Erika Hayfield, Karla J. Williamson, Marya Rozanova-Smith, Andrey Petrov, and Varvara K. Williams. 2021. Gender Equality for a Thriving, Sustainable Arctic. Sustainability 13(19): 10825. https://doi.org/10.3390/su131910825.
Abstract
On 21 May 2021, a milestone Pan-Arctic Report: Gender Equality in the Arctic was published in tandem with the Arctic Council’s Ministerial Meeting held in Reykjavík, 19–20 May 2021. This article provides a brief review of the report and its major findings across six chapters that address key themes concerning gender equality in the Arctic: Law and Governance, Security, Gender and Environment, Migration and Mobility, Indigeneity, Gender, Violence, Reconciliation and Empowerment and Fate Control. A major conclusion of the report is that accessible, comparable, gender-disaggregated, and Arctic -specific data is severely lacking. Further, all chapters highlight the importance of gender-based analysis and gender mainstreaming in all decision-making processes at national and regional levels. The varying roles that gender—and its intersections with existing inequalities—plays in mediating the impacts of climate change and other socioeconomic transformations are also discussed throughout the report. The Arctic Council is identified as the main driver for implementing recommendations that were provided and discussed at the Council’s Ministerial Meeting and in the Reykjavík Declaration 2021, where the eight ministers of Arctic states “Emphasize[s] the importance of gender equality and respect for diversity for sustainable development in the Arctic… encourage[s] the mainstreaming of gender-based analysis in the work of the Arctic Council and call[s] for further action to advance gender equality in the Arctic”. This report and its policy relevant highlights, address these priorities and serve as a knowledge base for promoting gender equality and non-discrimination in the Arctic.