Øystein Gullvåg Holter (born 7 February 1952) is a Norwegian sociologist and expert on

men's studies Men's studies is an interdisciplinary academic field devoted to topics concerning men, masculinity, gender, culture, politics and sexuality. It academically examines what it means to be a man in contemporary society. Origins Sociologists ...

. Son of Harriet Holter. He is Professor of men's studies at the

University of Oslo The University of Oslo (; ) is a public university, public research university located in Oslo, Norway. It is the List of oldest universities in continuous operation#Europe, oldest university in Norway. Originally named the Royal Frederick Univ ...

, the first to be appointed to such a chair in Norway. He worked as a researcher at the

Work Research Institute The Work Research Institute (WRI) (, AFI), formerly known as the Institute of Work Psychology, is a Norwegian government-owned social science research institute in Oslo. Its purpose is to "produce systematic knowledge on working life" based on ind ...

from 1980 to 2006, and at the Nordic Gender Institute from 2006 to 2008. His fields of research are work and family, gender equality and

historical sociology Historical sociology is an Interdisciplinarity, interdisciplinary field of research that combines Sociology, sociological and History, historical methods to understand the past, how societies have developed over time, and the impact this has on ...

. He was a member of the Equality Commission, established by a Royal Decree of 12 February 2010 in order to report on Norway’s equality policies.Equality Commission summary
Kilden. Information Centre for Gender Research in Norway

Books

*''Arbeid og familie - en studie av teknologkulturen'', Universitetsforlaget, 1990 *''Menns livssammenheng'', Ad Notam Gyldendal, 1993 *''Labour of Love - Beyond the Self-evidence of Everyday Life'', co-editor with Tordis Borchgrevink, Ashgate/Avebury, 1995 *''Gender, Patriarchy and Capitalism - A Social Forms Analysis'', University of Oslo/Work Research Institute, 1997 *''Can Men Do It? Men and Gender Equality - The Nordic Experience'', TemaNord 2003:510, Copenhagen, 2003

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Holter, Oystein Gullvag Norwegian sociologists Men and masculinities scholars Academic staff of the University of Oslo Work Research Institute people Living people 1952 births Norwegian Association for Women's Rights people