Harriet Holter
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Harriet Holter was a Norwegian social psychologist.
She graduated with the cand.oecon.
degree in 1946, and was eventually hired as a research fellow at the Norwegian Institute for Social Research
, which was established in 1950.
Despite having a degree in economics, the prospect of making an academic career in this field became unsettling for Holter. In her early career, she researched the working life. After analyses of the role of women in the workforce
, she began concentrating more on women's studies
in general. As she took the dr.philos. degree in 1970 on the thesis Sex Roles and Social Structure, Holter became a pioneer in this field in the Nordic countries.
She was appointed professor at the University of Oslo
in 1973. She continued researching gender roles, publishing Kvinners liv og arbeid: kjønnsroller og sosial struktur in 1974. She later edited the books Familien i klassesamfunnet (1976), Kvinner i fellesskap (1982) and Patriarchy in a Welfare Society (1984). Her own works Tvang til seksualitet (1986) and Sex i arbeid(et) i Norge (1992) pertained to the field of gender and sexuality studies, and the former became controversial. She retired as a professor in 1992, but continued working as a senior researcher. Among her last publications were the 1996 Hun og han. Kjønn i forskning og politikk, a textbook on gender and politics for which she was co-editor.
Holter died in December 1997, following long-term illness. A house at the University of Oslo campus, Blindern
, has been named after her.
In 2008 her son Øystein Gullvåg Holter became Norway's first professor of men's studies
, having been appointed at the University of Oslo.
She graduated with the cand.oecon.
Cand.oecon.
Candidatus oeconomices or Candidata oeconomices , often abbreviated cand.oecon. is an academic degree in economics at Danish and Norwegian universities. It is roughly equivalent to a Master of Economics, but it consists of 4+2 years, and was based on a four year cand.mag.. The degree was replaced...
degree in 1946, and was eventually hired as a research fellow at the Norwegian Institute for Social Research
Norwegian Institute for Social Research
The Norwegian Institute for Social Research is a social science research institute based in Oslo, Norway.It was founded in 1950 by Vilhelm Aubert, Arne Næss, Eirik Rinde, and Stein Rokkan. It cooperates closely with the University of Oslo and the Research Council of Norway, but is a contract-based...
, which was established in 1950.
Despite having a degree in economics, the prospect of making an academic career in this field became unsettling for Holter. In her early career, she researched the working life. After analyses of the role of women in the workforce
Women in the workforce
Until modern industrialized times, legal and cultural practices, combined with the inertia of longstanding religious and educational traditions, had restricted women's entry and participation in the workforce. Economic dependency upon men, and consequently the poor socio-economic status of women...
, she began concentrating more on women's studies
Women's studies
Women's studies, also known as feminist studies, is an interdisciplinary academic field which explores politics, society and history from an intersectional, multicultural women's perspective...
in general. As she took the dr.philos. degree in 1970 on the thesis Sex Roles and Social Structure, Holter became a pioneer in this field in the Nordic countries.
She was appointed professor at the University of Oslo
University of Oslo
The University of Oslo , formerly The Royal Frederick University , is the oldest and largest university in Norway, situated in the Norwegian capital of Oslo. The university was founded in 1811 and was modelled after the recently established University of Berlin...
in 1973. She continued researching gender roles, publishing Kvinners liv og arbeid: kjønnsroller og sosial struktur in 1974. She later edited the books Familien i klassesamfunnet (1976), Kvinner i fellesskap (1982) and Patriarchy in a Welfare Society (1984). Her own works Tvang til seksualitet (1986) and Sex i arbeid(et) i Norge (1992) pertained to the field of gender and sexuality studies, and the former became controversial. She retired as a professor in 1992, but continued working as a senior researcher. Among her last publications were the 1996 Hun og han. Kjønn i forskning og politikk, a textbook on gender and politics for which she was co-editor.
Holter died in December 1997, following long-term illness. A house at the University of Oslo campus, Blindern
Blindern
Blindern is the main campus of the University of Oslo, located in Nordre Aker in Oslo, Norway.-The campus:Most of the departments of the University of Oslo are located at Blindern; other, smaller campuses include Sentrum , Gaustad , St...
, has been named after her.
In 2008 her son Øystein Gullvåg Holter became Norway's first professor of men's studies
Men's studies
Men's studies, sometimes called masculinity studies, is an interdisciplinary academic field devoted to topics concerning men, masculinity, gender, and politics...
, having been appointed at the University of Oslo.