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| Linda Sangolt
Bergen, Norway
Age: 50-59 |
Nominated as:
Nominated by: |
Member
Norwegian Federation |
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| Professional
Field and/or present occupation |
Professor, University of Bergen, Norway |
Skills and experience in the following areas:
a. programme development at local, national & international level:
b. research and preparation of resource material for individuals or groups
c. organization of seminars & workshops |
a.
President of Norwegian Association 1990-94, CIR of same,
board member of the Ellen Gleditsch Fellowship Fund awarded
by NAUW
b.
-Extensive both in my regular university position and as
a member of the Norwegian Association's board through many
years.
-Member of Statistics Norway's governing board (1990-1996)
c.
I have co-organized numerous seminars, conferences and workshops
at the national and international level both as a university
teacher and on behalf of the Norwegian Association. |
| Experience or knowledge of the United Nations, its specialized agencies and national commissions? |
On behalf of the Norwegian Association, I have authored
or co-authored opinions and commentary on the Norwegian
government's UN policy, development aid and educational
policy regarding inter alia The Millennium Goals. |
| Other skills and experience (volunteer and professional) from the last 10 years which qualify you for this position |
*Authorship of articles on higher education policies
and educational reform
*Volunteer work for Amnesty International, SOS Children's
Villages and the Roman-Catholic Church in Norway |
Goals for this position and the contribution you believe you can personally make if elected or appointed |
· The IFUW's core mission, as its name suggests,
is to promote education and research for girls and women.
The drift away from this foundational goal, the key to advancing
women's opportunities, status and power in all societies
must be replaced by determined and unrelenting focus on
EDUCATION, EDUCATION, EDUCATION.
· Campaign involving all NFAs to jointly lobby their
governments, parliaments, UN agencies, the World Bank, IMF
and the European Union to make good on former promises to
improve educational opportunities for girls and women and
provide documentation.
To do this, I believe it will be very important, even crucial,
to try to enlist the support and endorsement of some women
of high profile and international stature, e.g., prominent
women scientists and Nobel laureates, politicians and humanitarians. |
| Education: |
University of Bergen, Dr. phil., Political science |
| Mother
tongue: |
Norwegian |
| Ability
to speak English: |
Excellent |
| Ability
to understand spoken English: |
Excellent |
| Ability
to read English: |
Excellent |
| Ability
to write English: |
Excellent |
| Other
languages: |
French and
German: fairly fluent |
| Computer
skills: |
Considerable experience sending e-mail and using the
Internet |
| Internet
Access: |
Regular access to e-mail at home or the office |
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