Date
5 February 2026
Conference
Who makes the News?
Nordic summit for gender equality in the news
Comparative perspectives
Conference
Who makes the News?
Nordic summit for gender equality in the news
Comparative perspectives
Language
English
Location
KLUB, Linnésgade 25, Copenhagen, Denmark
(Station/Metro Nørreport
Contact
Valgerður Jóhannsdóttir
Welcome to the Nordic summit Who Makes the News? that highlights gender equality in news media, building on results from the Global Media Monitoring Project (GMMP) 2025. Researchers, journalists, editors, policymakers, and civil society will meet in Copenhagen to present global and Nordic findings, share good practices, and strengthen collaboration. The conference marks 30 years since the Beijing Platform for Action and aims to inspire the media industry to take greater responsibility for equal and diverse representation. By showcasing progress and challenges, the summit contributes to a more democratic media landscape where freedom of expression is expanded.
Participation
Participation in the conference is by invitation only. If you are interested in being part of the conversation, please contact:
- Valgerður Jóhannsdóttir, vaj@hi.is
- or project leader Maria Edström, maria.edstrom@gmail.com
WHO MAKES THE NEWS? Nordic summit for gender equality in the news. Comparative perspectives
Preliminary program
9:00 - 9:50 Registration & Coffee /Tea
10:00 - 10:10 Welcome - 30 years with the Beijing Platform for Action
- Valgerður Jóhannsdóttir & Maria Edström
10:10 - 10:30 Global trends for gender equality in the news
- Rod Molina and Sarah Macharia WACC/GMMP
10:30-11:10 Nordic time trends on gender equality in the News Media
- Hanne Jørndrup, University of Roskilde
- Jonita Siivonen, University of Helsinki
- Sika Brandt Wille, University of Greenland
- Finnborg Salome Steinþórsdóttir, University of Iceland
- Elisabeth Eide, Oslo Met University
- Agneta Söderberg Jacobson, Linné University
11:10 - 11:30 The importance of sex-disaggregated data: The GEM-dataset, Making news media matter
- Monika Djerf Pierre, University of Gothenburg
- Mathias Färdigh, University of Gothenburg
11:30 - 12:00 Gender equality in the Nordic media board rooms & management
- Ulrika Facht, Media Analyst, Nordicom
12:00 - 13:00 LUNCH
13:00 - 13:30 Missing perspectives that matter. Take aways from BEIJING+30
- Luba Kassova, UK
- Claudia Padovani, Univ. of Padova: Rewriting the story, UniTWIN
13:30 - 14:15 Panel discussion with editors and journalists
- Andrea Christiansen, KNR, Greenland
- Erla Björg Gunnarsdóttir, Sýn news, Iceland
- Charlotte Harder Nielsen, Watch Medier, Denmark
- Mari Skurdal, Klassekampen, Norway
- Maria Brändström, SVT, Sweden
- Märta Nummenmaa, Yle, Finland
- Moderator Suzanne Moll
14:15 - 15:00 Sharing good practice in the Nordic countries and elsewhere
15:00 - 15:30 COFFEE
15:30 - 16:15 National discussions to move forward - how to address and implement change
- Round tables
16:15 - 17:00 Gender equality as a way to expand freedom of expression
- Open discussion
17:00 - 18:30 Goodbye reception
The Nordic summit will be held at Klub.
Adress:
KLUB
Linnésgade 25
Copenhagen.
Station/Metro:
Nørreport.
It takes about 18 minutes by Metro from the airport to Nørreport and about 6 minutes by Metro from the Copenhagen train station to Nørreport.
Accommodation:
We recommend Hotel Kong Arthur or its sister hotel Ibsens, both within a short walk from the conference venue Klub.
Address:
Hotel Kong Arthur
Nørre Søgade 11.
(There is also an entrance from Vendersgade).
Ibsens Hotel
Vendersgade 23
Organisers:
University of Iceland, together with Helsinki University, University of Greenland, Linné University, Oslo Met University & Roskilde University.
Main funder: Nordic Council of Ministers.
Other sponsors: Nordicom,
The Union of Icelandic Journalists
UNESCO UNITWIN Network on Gender, Media and ICTs
Keynotes:
More info to be announced.
The Global Media Monitoring Project is is the longest-running and most comprehensive study of the role and representation of women and men in the worlds news media. It is also the largest advocacy initiative in the world on changing the representation of women in the media, involving grassroots community organizations, media practitioners, students and researchers, all of whom participate on a voluntary basis.
The GMMP study was first conducted in 71 countries in 1995 and has been repeated every five years since. The first findings were presented at Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing in 1995. The Beijing Platform for Action called for women’s equal participation in and through the media and for an end to gender stereotypes.
In the latest edition of the research – the 7th – 94 countries took part and it took place on 6 May 1995. Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden all took part in 2025. The global report about findings was launched on December 9th 2025.
Sweden – national report (in Swedish)
Reports from Denmark, Finland, Iceland and Norway will be accessible here as soon as they have been published.
