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Kjellaug Pettersen
Kjellaug Pettersen (born 5 January 1934, Andøya - died 11 November 2012) was a Norwegian senior government official, politician and feminist. She worked as a teacher and headmistress of Bygdøy School from 1979 to 1988. In 1981 she was appointed by the Ministry of Education as a member of an expert committee on gender equality, and in 1991 she became director of the gender equality secretariat within the Ministry of Education. She later served as a special adviser in the Ministry of Education. She was a co-founder of the Women's University in 1983 and was president of the Norwegian Association for Women's Rights from 1994 to 1998. She was a deputy member of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs In many countries, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is the government department responsible for the state's diplomacy, bilateral, and multilateral relations affairs as well as for providing support for a country's citizens who are abroad. The entit ...' committee on human rights from 1994 to 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norwegian Association For Women's Rights
The Norwegian Association for Women's Rights ( no, italic=no, Norsk Kvinnesaksforening; NKF) is Norway's oldest and preeminent women's and girls' rights organization and works "to promote gender equality and all women's and girls' human rights through political and legal reform within the framework of liberal democracy." Founded in 1884, NKF is Norway's oldest political organization after the Liberal Party. NKF stands for an inclusive, intersectional and progressive mainstream liberal feminism and has always been open to everyone regardless of gender. Headquartered at Majorstuen, Oslo, NKF consists of a national-level association as well as regional chapters based in the larger cities, and is led by a national executive board. NKF has had a central role in the adoption of all major gender equality legislation and reforms since 1884. NKF aims to represent the interests of all those who identify as girls and women. Its basic principle is that full and equal enjoyment of human righ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
