Norway: 7 out of 10 Are 'Working Women'... The Secret Behind Europe's Highest Level

Forum of the Korean Women Journalists Association on the 23rd
Norway mandates '40% or more' female representation on boards of listed companies

The Korean Women Journalists Association will host Forum W on the morning of the 23rd at the Seoul Press Center, inviting Anne Kari Hansen Ovind, the Ambassador of Norway to Korea, to discuss "Diversity and Equal Opportunities: Norway's Experience."

Norway has the highest proportion of working women in Europe, with 75% of women aged 15 to 64 participating in the labor market. Additionally, in 2003, Norway became the first country in the world to pass a law mandating that women constitute at least 40% of the board members in publicly listed companies, resulting in Norway having the highest percentage of female directors.

At Forum W, Ambassador Anne Kari Hansen Ovind is expected to explain the regulations, incentives, and role models Norway implemented to achieve these outcomes.

Ambassador Anne Kari Hansen Ovind has built her career mainly in security policy fields, serving as Director of the Polar and Arctic Affairs Department at the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and as part of Norway's delegation to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Before her appointment to Korea, she served as Ambassador to Canada for five years.

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