Siri Øyslebø Sørensen

About

I am professor in gender and diversity studies, and head of Center for gender research. I am also professor II at the University in Bergen, associated with the project GenderAct.

My educational background is in sociology, gender studies and social studies of science and technology (STS). I work interdiciplinary and my research fields include organizational studies, policy studies, and cultural studies of media. I have conducted empirical studies of the making of gender equality policies, gender and power in non-profit organizations, and I am currently researching gender and diversity in academia.

Throughout my work I pursue an enhanced understanding of the sociocultural dynamics of exclusion/inclusion. I am particularly concerned with questions of how difference and sameness - categorizations and inequality - is produced and possibly changed. I am interested in exploring lived experience and the potential for change embedded in the everyday experiences we share, and currently I am engaged in learning the method of micro-phenomenology.

I received my doctoral degree in 2013 based on a dissertation on the making of a policy reform introducing corporate board gender quotas in Norway. I co-edited Bodies, Symbols and Organizational Practice (Routledge, 2018), and Reproduksjon, kjønn og likestilling i dagens Norge (Fagbokforlaget, 2016).

Ongoing research projects:

ProGender - A Digital Hub on Gender, the Covid-19 Crisis and its Aftermath (EEA, 2020-2022)
Understanding gender imbalances among university professors. The shaping and reshaping of epistemic living spaces (NFR, BALANSE 2019-2022)
NORDICORE - Gender balance in academia, Nordic Centre of Excellence at Institute for Social Research (NordForsk)
Norway-Japan: Bridging Research and Education in Gender Equality and Diversity (NRC, INTPART 2019-2022),

Publications

2022

Sørensen, Siri Øyslebø; Kristensen, Guro Korsnes. (2022) Should I stay or should I go? How early career researchers imagine the (im)possible future in academia. Gender inequalities in tech-driven research and innovation.

2021

Lagesen, Vivian Anette; Kristensen, Guro Korsnes; Sørensen, Siri Øyslebø; Matsuda, Derek. (2021) Making it in academia: A study of career narratives of men and women professors in Norway and Japan. Comparative Perspectives on Gender Equality in Japan and Norway. Same but different?.
Wickstrom, Alice; Lund, Rebecca; Sørensen, Siri Øyslebø; Meriläinen, Susan; Vachhani, Sheena J.; Pullen, Alison. (2021) Feminist solidarity: Practices, politics, and possibilities. Gender, Work & Organization.

2020

Flikke, Julie Katrine; Gullikstad, Berit; Kristensen, Guro Korsnes; Lagesen, Vivian Anette; Sørensen, Siri Øyslebø. (2020) International diversity at NTNU - A qualitative study of the experiences of incoming researchers, management and administrative staff. 2020.
Lagesen, Vivian Anette; Sørensen, Siri Øyslebø; Sørensen, Knut Holtan; Kristensen, Guro Korsnes. (2020) Toolbox for gender balance. Toolbox for gender balance
Vinge, Heidi; Sørensen, Siri Øyslebø. (2020) From Agri-Culture to Agri-Nature: New Allianced or Farmland Preservation in Norway. Finance or Food?: The Role of Cultures, Values, and Ethics in Land Use Negotiations.

2019

Bjartnes, Kristine Sommerset; Sørensen, Siri Øyslebø. (2019) Likestillingsproblemer i integreringspolitikken. Tidsskrift for kjønnsforskning. volum 43 (3).
Sørensen, Siri Øyslebø. (2019) "Lessons from Norway" - how gender quotas on corporate boards was transformed from unthinkable to exportable. Nordic Gender Equality Policy in a Europeanisation Perspective.
Sørensen, Siri Øyslebø; Lagesen, Vivian Anette; Sørensen, Knut Holtan; Kristensen, Guro Korsnes. (2019) Kjønnsbalanse gjennom aksjonsforskning og lokal kunnskaping. Tidsskrift for kjønnsforskning. volum 43 (2).

2018

Bolsø, Agnes; Svendsen, Stine Helena Bang; Sørensen, Siri Øyslebø. (2018) Bodies, Symbols and Organizational Practice. The Gendered Dynamics of Power. Routledge. 2018. ISBN 978-1-138-23370-6. Routledge Research in Gender and Society.
Bolsø, Agnes; Svendsen, Stine Helena Bang; Sørensen, Siri Øyslebø. (2018) Preface. Bodies, Symbols and Organizational Practice. The Gendered Dynamics of Power..
Bolsø, Agnes; Svendsen, Stine Helena Bang; Sørensen, Siri Øyslebø. (2018) Transdisciplinary interventions. Bodies, Symbols and Organizational Practice. The Gendered Dynamics of Power..
Løken, Marianne; Sørensen, Siri Øyslebø. (2018) Materielle praksiser og erfaringer “kick back”. En sosiomateriell analyse av beretninger om utdanningsvalg. Nordic Studies in Science Education. volum 14 (4).
Sørensen, Siri Øyslebø. (2018) Maktens kjønnede dynamikk. sosiologen.no.
Sørensen, Siri Øyslebø. (2018) Women to the rescue? Gender, power and idealism in the third sector. Bodies, Symbols and Organizational Practice. The Gendered Dynamics of Power..
Sørensen, Siri Øyslebø; Sørensen, Knut Holtan; Lagesen, Vivian Anette; Kristensen, Guro Korsnes. (2018) "Verktøykasse" for bedre kjønnsbalanse. En håndbok for instituttledere som vil bedre kjønnsbalanse blant vitenskapelig ansatte. 2018.

2017

Faniko, Klea; Burckhardt, Till; Sarrasin, Oriane; Lorenzi-Cioldi, F.; Sørensen, Siri Øyslebø; Iacoviello, Vincenzo; Mayor, Eric. (2017) Quota women are threatening to men: Unveiling the (counter)stereotypization of beneficiaries of affirmative action policies. Swiss Journal of Psychology. volum 76 (3).
Sørensen, Siri Øyslebø. (2017) The Performativity of Choice: Postfeminist Perspectives on Work–Life Balance. Gender, Work & Organization. volum 24 (3).

2016

Kristensen, Guro Korsnes; Ravn, Malin Noem; Sørensen, Siri Øyslebø. (2016) Feministiske perspektiver på reproduksjon. Reproduksjon, kjønn og likestilling i dagens Norge.
Kristensen, Guro Korsnes; Ravn, Malin Noem; Sørensen, Siri Øyslebø. (2016) Likestilt reproduksjon?. Reproduksjon, kjønn og likestilling i dagens Norge.
Kristensen, Guro Korsnes; Ravn, Malin Noem; Sørensen, Siri Øyslebø. (2016) Reproduksjon i dagens Norge. Reproduksjon, kjønn og likestilling i dagens Norge.
Ravn, Malin Noem; Kristensen, Guro Korsnes; Sørensen, Siri Øyslebø. (2016) Reproduksjon, kjønn og likestilling i dagens Norge. Fagbokforlaget. 2016. ISBN 978-82-450-1921-6.
Sørensen, Knut Holtan; Lagesen, Vivian Anette; Sørensen, Siri Øyslebø. (2016) En ujevn utvikling. Kjønnsbalansen i vitenskapelige stillinger ved NTNU 2004-2014. 2016.
Sørensen, Siri Øyslebø. (2016) Karrierekvinne og mor: Et kulturanalytisk blikk på kombinasjonslivets balansekrav. Reproduksjon, kjønn og likestilling i dagens Norge.

2015

Faniko, Klea; Fabio, Lorenzi-Cioldi; Ghisletta, Paolo; Sørensen, Siri Øyslebø; Manushi, Erjona; Shalsi, Fiorela; Chipeaux, Marion. (2015) When meritocracy opposes quota policy: how education and policy strength impact opinions about affirmative action. Gender and Social Hierarchies. Perspectives from social psychology.
Sørensen, Siri Øyslebø. (2015) Blå feminisme - feminisme for næringslivet?. Kjønn og næringsliv i Norge.

2014

Sørensen, Siri Øyslebø. (2014) Fortellinger om feminisme og motforestillinger mot statsfeminisme. En analyse av norske avistekster 2007-2011 :. Tidsskrift for kjønnsforskning. volum 38 (3/4).
Sørensen, Siri Øyslebø. (2014) Gender i Forsvaret. Fra teori til praksis. Anita Schølset (red.) 2014. Norsk Statsvitenskapelig Tidsskrift. volum 30 (3).

2013

Bolsø, Agnes; Bjørkhaug, Hilde; Sørensen, Siri Øyslebø. (2013) Gender-balanced corporate boards. Getting Women on to Corporate Boards: A snowball starting in Norway.
Sørensen, Siri Øyslebø. (2013) Technologies of Inclusion. Gender in the Information Society. Knut Holtan Sørensen, Wendy Faulkner & Els Rommes. Tapir Academic Press, 2011. Nordic Journal of Science and Technology Studies. volum 1 (1).
Sørensen, Siri Øyslebø; Sørensen, Knut H.; Lagesen, Vivian Anette. (2013) Likestilling uten kjønn? En studie av hvordan kjønnskvotering til bedriftsstyrer ble montert som politisk reform. 2013. ISBN 978-82-471-4635-4.

Report/dissertation

Flikke, Julie Katrine; Gullikstad, Berit; Kristensen, Guro Korsnes; Lagesen, Vivian Anette; Sørensen, Siri Øyslebø. (2020) International diversity at NTNU - A qualitative study of the experiences of incoming researchers, management and administrative staff. 2020.
Sørensen, Siri Øyslebø; Sørensen, Knut Holtan; Lagesen, Vivian Anette; Kristensen, Guro Korsnes. (2018) "Verktøykasse" for bedre kjønnsbalanse. En håndbok for instituttledere som vil bedre kjønnsbalanse blant vitenskapelig ansatte. 2018.
Sørensen, Knut Holtan; Lagesen, Vivian Anette; Sørensen, Siri Øyslebø. (2016) En ujevn utvikling. Kjønnsbalansen i vitenskapelige stillinger ved NTNU 2004-2014. 2016.
Sørensen, Siri Øyslebø; Sørensen, Knut H.; Lagesen, Vivian Anette. (2013) Likestilling uten kjønn? En studie av hvordan kjønnskvotering til bedriftsstyrer ble montert som politisk reform. 2013. ISBN 978-82-471-4635-4.

Artistic productions

Lagesen, Vivian Anette; Sørensen, Siri Øyslebø; Sørensen, Knut Holtan; Kristensen, Guro Korsnes. (2020) Toolbox for gender balance. Toolbox for gender balance

Part of book/report

Sørensen, Siri Øyslebø; Kristensen, Guro Korsnes. (2022) Should I stay or should I go? How early career researchers imagine the (im)possible future in academia. Gender inequalities in tech-driven research and innovation.
Lagesen, Vivian Anette; Kristensen, Guro Korsnes; Sørensen, Siri Øyslebø; Matsuda, Derek. (2021) Making it in academia: A study of career narratives of men and women professors in Norway and Japan. Comparative Perspectives on Gender Equality in Japan and Norway. Same but different?.
Vinge, Heidi; Sørensen, Siri Øyslebø. (2020) From Agri-Culture to Agri-Nature: New Allianced or Farmland Preservation in Norway. Finance or Food?: The Role of Cultures, Values, and Ethics in Land Use Negotiations.
Sørensen, Siri Øyslebø. (2019) "Lessons from Norway" - how gender quotas on corporate boards was transformed from unthinkable to exportable. Nordic Gender Equality Policy in a Europeanisation Perspective.
Bolsø, Agnes; Svendsen, Stine Helena Bang; Sørensen, Siri Øyslebø. (2018) Preface. Bodies, Symbols and Organizational Practice. The Gendered Dynamics of Power..
Bolsø, Agnes; Svendsen, Stine Helena Bang; Sørensen, Siri Øyslebø. (2018) Transdisciplinary interventions. Bodies, Symbols and Organizational Practice. The Gendered Dynamics of Power..
Sørensen, Siri Øyslebø. (2018) Women to the rescue? Gender, power and idealism in the third sector. Bodies, Symbols and Organizational Practice. The Gendered Dynamics of Power..
Kristensen, Guro Korsnes; Ravn, Malin Noem; Sørensen, Siri Øyslebø. (2016) Feministiske perspektiver på reproduksjon. Reproduksjon, kjønn og likestilling i dagens Norge.
Kristensen, Guro Korsnes; Ravn, Malin Noem; Sørensen, Siri Øyslebø. (2016) Likestilt reproduksjon?. Reproduksjon, kjønn og likestilling i dagens Norge.
Kristensen, Guro Korsnes; Ravn, Malin Noem; Sørensen, Siri Øyslebø. (2016) Reproduksjon i dagens Norge. Reproduksjon, kjønn og likestilling i dagens Norge.
Sørensen, Siri Øyslebø. (2016) Karrierekvinne og mor: Et kulturanalytisk blikk på kombinasjonslivets balansekrav. Reproduksjon, kjønn og likestilling i dagens Norge.
Faniko, Klea; Fabio, Lorenzi-Cioldi; Ghisletta, Paolo; Sørensen, Siri Øyslebø; Manushi, Erjona; Shalsi, Fiorela; Chipeaux, Marion. (2015) When meritocracy opposes quota policy: how education and policy strength impact opinions about affirmative action. Gender and Social Hierarchies. Perspectives from social psychology.
Sørensen, Siri Øyslebø. (2015) Blå feminisme - feminisme for næringslivet?. Kjønn og næringsliv i Norge.
Bolsø, Agnes; Bjørkhaug, Hilde; Sørensen, Siri Øyslebø. (2013) Gender-balanced corporate boards. Getting Women on to Corporate Boards: A snowball starting in Norway.

Books

Bolsø, Agnes; Svendsen, Stine Helena Bang; Sørensen, Siri Øyslebø. (2018) Bodies, Symbols and Organizational Practice. The Gendered Dynamics of Power. Routledge. 2018. ISBN 978-1-138-23370-6. Routledge Research in Gender and Society.
Ravn, Malin Noem; Kristensen, Guro Korsnes; Sørensen, Siri Øyslebø. (2016) Reproduksjon, kjønn og likestilling i dagens Norge. Fagbokforlaget. 2016. ISBN 978-82-450-1921-6.

Teaching

Courses

Media

2022

Bazilchuk, Nancy Reney; Sørensen, Siri Øyslebø; Steinsbekk, Aslak; Karlsen, Anniken Th. (2022) Science Conversations @NTNU: Diversity in research benefits social development. TV-studio, Akrinn, NTNU i Trondheim [Internett]. 2022-05-12.

2021

Sørensen, Siri Øyslebø. (2021) Utdanningsvalg, prestisje og kjønnsbalanse. NRK Studio 2 [Radio]. 2021-07-28.
Sørensen, Siri Øyslebø; Dahl, Anne-Marit. (2021) Hvor vanskelig kan det være å rekruttere kvinner?. Adressa.no [Internett]. 2021-03-04.
Sørensen, Siri Øyslebø; Kleppe, Helene. (2021) Kjønnsforsker: Positivt at det er bransjen selv som tar initiativ. FinansWatch [Internett]. 2021-06-22.

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