Program Overview

Genuskompetens för Skogssektorn

Course Description

Genuskompetens för skogssektorn is a 7.5hp distance course that provides a fundamental understanding of gender issues in the forestry sector and equips students with analytical tools to work with gender, inclusion, and equality issues.

Course Objectives

The course aims to enable students to:

• Explain and apply basic concepts and theories of gender and equality
• Describe and discuss how gender and equality are addressed in relation to forest ownership and policy
• Describe how gender affects the organization and various challenges of practical equality work
• Analytically describe and reflect on how gender and equality are considered in the practical forestry sector and forestry academia

Course Content

The course is divided into four parts:

1. Introduction to gender perspectives on forests and forestry (1.5hp)
2. Organization and leadership (1.5hp)
3. Forest relations (1hp)
4. A final project (3.5hp)

Course Literature

The course literature includes:

• Anna Lundberg and Ann Werner (eds.) (2016) An introduction to gender scientific concepts
• Diskrimineringslagen (2008:567)
• DO (2019) Arbetsgivarens aktiva ĺtgärder
• Other specified texts and articles

Course Details

• Course period: March 25 - June 8, 2025
• Language: Swedish
• Location: Online
• Study pace: Half-time

Contact Information

For more information, please contact Elias Andersson at the Department of Forest Resource Management.

Landskapsstudier, Institutionen för skoglig resurshushĺllning

Department Description

The Department of Forest Resource Management conducts research and education in the field of forest resource management.

Department Contact

• Department head: Torgny Lind
• Address: Skogsmarksgränd, Umeĺ

SLU in Sweden

University Description

The Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) has activities throughout Sweden, with main campuses in Alnarp, Uppsala, and Umeĺ. SLU is environmentally certified according to ISO 14001.