Type: 
Artikkel
Publikasjonsår: 
2011
Kategori: 
Likestilling
Forfatter(e): 
Svanhild Andersen
Torunn Pettersen
Magritt Brustad
Øivind Rustad
Jon Todal
Yngve Johansen

We see an uneven gender distribution in STN-areas (Sami Parliament subsidy schemes for business development) in a range of fields. In these areas, there is an excess of women only in the 80 and older age category. Based on data from 2001-2005, the probability of reaching the age of 75 for 15 year olds in STN-areas is about 56% for men and 80% for women. Approximately 5% of the population received disability benefits between 2004 and 2008, slightly more men than women. In 2004, 2.1% of men and 1.2% of women received social security benefits. In reindeer herding and agricultural areas, 80% of men are either siidainnehavere (siida proprietors) or main users, and 97% have their main employment in fisheries. The register of voters has shown a small but clear majority of men in all Sami Parliament votes, and in 2009 only the constituency of ‘Sør-Norge’ had a majority of women voters. In 2009, there was a marked majority of women voters between the age of 18 and 29. In the 2010/11 school year, almost 10% more girls than boys were learning Sami as a First of Second Language at the primary and lower secondary level. At the high school level, the difference had risen to almost 12%. In STN-areas, 13% more women than men have more than three years of post-secondary education. Boys in STN-areas have a higher high school dropout rate, especially for those in vocational programs, where only about a fourth of students complete their education within five years.

Type: 
Artikkel
Publikasjonsår: 
2009
Kategori: 
Helse, sosial
Forfatter(e): 
Magritt Brustad

This chapter presents and comments on data from published works based on health surveys conducted among Sami populations in Norway. The chapter focuses on works that look at disease and disease risk factors as well as include information on Sami ethnicity.