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My name is Kelly Fischer,

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and I work as a senior adviser
at Reform – Resource Center for Men.

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Reform is one of the five
gender equality centres in Norway,

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and we are the ones that has
the mandate to work with

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boys’ and men’s
gender equality challenges.

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We are in a time where
there is a lot of discussion

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about the challenges that
boys and men face.

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It is very important that we
talk about this.

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Both in a good way,
in a nuanced way,

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and in a way where we try
to understand what some of the

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barriers and challenges
boys and men are encountering.

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My role at Reform,

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I have worked quite a bit
with young people before,

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so I lead several projects we have
that are aimed at young people.

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So for example,

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we see that nursing education
and childcare education

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are very female-dominated,
and we think about

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how we can recruit
more men to become nurses

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and kindergarten teachers, because these are
important places to have a good gender balance.

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I completed a master's degree in “kjønnsstudier”,

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or Gender Studies.

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There are many interesting
job opportunities with this degree,

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but it also depends on
what you try to find them

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and how you specialise
during your studies.

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So, for me,
I was very curious

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and really wanted to work
with topics related to immigrants.

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So I wrote my master's thesis
about

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the discrimination that male
immigrants face in Norwegian society.

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This is something that has been relevant
in the different places I have worked.

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I would absolutely recommend it.

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It was a very
exciting master’s programme.

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I learned a lot,

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and I think it is knowledge that I
can use in my professional life,

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but also in my personal life,

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as a father,

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as a partner,

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and

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as a friend.

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So that is also worth noting.