Gender Equality for a Thriving, Sustainable Arctic

• On 21 May 2021, a milestone Pan-Arctic Report: Gender Equality in the Arctic was publishedin tandem with the Arctic Council’s Ministerial Meeting held in Reykjavík, 19–20 May 2021. This articleprovides a brief review of the report and its major findings across six chapters that address key themesconcerning 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 -specificdata is severely lacking. Further, all chapters highlight the importance of gender-based analysis and gendermainstreaming in all decision-making processes at national and regional levels. The varying roles thatgender—and its intersections with existing inequalities—plays in mediating the impacts of climate changeand other socioeconomic transformations are also discussed throughout the report. The Arctic Councilis identified as the main driver for implementing recommendations that were provided and discussedat the Council’s Ministerial Meeting and in the Reykjavík Declaration 2021, where the eight ministers ofArctic states “Emphasize[s] the importance of gender equality and respect for diversity for sustainabledevelopment in the Arctic. . .encourage[s] the mainstreaming of gender-based analysis in the work of theArctic Council and call[s] for further action to advance gender equality in the Arctic”. This report and itspolicy relevant highlights, address these priorities and serve as a knowledge base for promoting genderequality and non-discrimination in the Arctic.

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SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP  -- Annan samhällsvetenskap (hsv//swe)

SOCIAL SCIENCES  -- Other Social Sciences (hsv//eng)

SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP  -- Juridik (hsv//swe)

SOCIAL SCIENCES  -- Law (hsv//eng)

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gender; equality; empowerment; engagement; Indigenous; data; mainstreaming; diver-sity and inclusion; migration; mobility; security; intersectionality; youth; Arctic Council

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