A concealed war on women ¨C women¡¯s health in peril

Harassment and systemic cuts in women¡¯s health are interconnected elements of a global and domestic crisis. Systemic violence, political strategies and social inequalities produce measurable harms ¡ª from conflict zones to the home.

SUSTAINIT¡¯s Centre for Global Health, University of Oslo, and Women in Global Health Norway invite you to a seminar discussing how this translate into health harms, and identifies research and policy levers for advocacy and reform.

Why now? Rising conflict and displacement, polarizing gender rhetoric online, and persistent underinvestment in women¡¯s health and less access to care escalate risks of gender?based violence, and worsen maternal outcomes. Political shifts interacting with structural discrimination and economic inequality further amplify these harms.

This seminar is honoring Dr. Jeanette H. Magnus, who will be retiring on 1 April, 2026. Everyone is welcome to join us for a reception after the seminar from 16:00-18:00. The reception will also allow for some selected, short speeches. Please contact i.k.haavardsson@medisin.uio.no if you want to be on the speaker list.

Program:

• 13:00: Welcome?
  Ragnhild Hennum, Rector, UiO
  Tony Joakim Ananiassen Sandset, Sustainable Health Unit
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• Sexual violence in conflict: Session framing?
  Ane-Marthe Solheim Skar, Norwegian Institute of Public Health
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• Sexual violence in conflict
  Ragnhild Nord?s, University of Michigan
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• Panel on sexual violence in conflict
  • Ragnhild Nord?s
  • Nora Sveaass, UiO, Department of Psychology/ Mental Health and Human Rights Info
  • Louise Olsson, Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO)
  • Alessandra Nervi Christensen, Senior Advisor Sexual and Gender Based Violence, Norwegian Red Cross
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  • Moderator: Anne Bergh, Norwegian Institute of Public Health
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• Increasing harassment and violence against women in social media: Session framing?
  Bernadette Kumar, Norwegian Institute of Public Health
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• Increasing harassment and violence against women in social media
  Traci Hong, College of Communication, Boston University
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• Increasing harassment and violence against women across ages in social media and public spaces
  The combination of online or offline violence, normalization of behavior and violence against women and youth. Emerging changes in attitude, behavior or norms.
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  • Traci Hong
  • Greg Reichberg, Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO)
  • Grete Dyb, Medical Faculty, UiO
  • Ingrid L?ining ?rum, The Norwegian Police University College
  • Ragnhild Hennum, Rector, UiO
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  • Moderator: Tony Sandset?
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• 14:40: Break - coffee and tea?
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• Maternal health and violence: Session framing?
  Bernadette Kumar, Norwegian Institute of Public Health
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• Violence during pregnancy and post-partum
  Katherine P. Theall, PhD, MPH, Celia Scott Weatherhead School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
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• 15:09: Structural racism impact on women¡¯s health (digital)
  Katherine P. Theall, PhD, MPH, Celia Scott Weatherhead School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine.
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• 15:20: Panel on women¡¯s and maternal health and violence
  • L?chen, Maja-Lisa, University of Troms?
  • Katherine P. Theall (digital)
  • Katariina Laine, Norwegian Research Center for Women's Health, Oslo University Hospital
  • Siri Vangen, Norwegian Research Center for Women's Health, Oslo University Hospital
  • AnneTine Staff, Research Centre for Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Oslo University Hospital
  • Moderator: Bernadette Kumar
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• Norwegian perspectives
  Usman A. Mushtaq, State Secretary, Norwegian Ministry of Health and Care Services
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• Summing up and the way forward?
  Grete Dyb, Faculty of Medicine, UiO
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• Reception to honor Jeanette H. Magnus.?
  Entertainment: Aron ?deg?rd Kvartett playing New Orleans jazz

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