Berit Ås
Berit Ås | |
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Parliament of Norway | |
| In office 1973–1977 | |
| Constituency | Oslo |
| Leader of the Socialist Left Party | |
| In office 16 March 1975 – 17 April 1976 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Berge Furre |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Berit Skarpaas 10 April 1928 Norwegian Labour Party, Socialist Left Party |
| Profession | Professor Emerita of Social Psychology |
Berit Ås (
Academic career
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Ås' parents were teachers. Her mother and maternal grandmother were both politically active, and her father was an avid reader and inventor. She completed her university degree in 1953 and worked on issues related to smoking hazards, consumer protection, children's safety, and housing. She taught and conducted research on women's issues at the University of Oslo, where she was an Assistant Professor of Psychology 1969–1980, Associate Professor 1980–1991 and full Professor of Social Psychology from 1991 until she retired in 1994.[citation needed] In 1983, she, Suzanne Stiver Lie, and Maj Birgit Rørslett, were commissioned to create an experimental project and establish Norway's first Women's University.[2] She has been a visiting professor at the University of Missouri (1967–68), Mount Saint Vincent University (1983), Uppsala University (1989), Saint Mary's University (Halifax) (1997), and St. Scholastica's College (1999).
Political career
Ås was for several years a member of the
She was effectively expelled from the Labour Party during the 1972 EU debate, after which she became the first leader of the
She also made important contributions to the feminist cause in Norway. She led efforts to establish the Feminist University in Norway in the 1980s, and formulated five Master suppression techniques she claims are used against women in particular, though these may be used against other disadvantaged groups as well. She co-founded the Nordic Women's University in 2011.[4]
In 1973, she stayed with John Lennon and Yoko Ono in their Manhattan apartment for a week, while participating at the Women's Conference.[5] Lennon had become interested in meeting her after having read one of her speeches; rumor has it that she didn't know who Lennon was.[6]
Other
She contributed the piece "More power to women!" to the 1984 anthology
Honours
- Honorary doctorate, University of Copenhagen
- Honorary doctorate, Saint Mary's University (Halifax)
- Honorary doctorate, Uppsala University
- Knight First Class, Order of St. Olav, 1997
- Rachel Carson Prize, 1997
The Rachel Carson Prize was established spontaneously on her initiative in 1991.
References
- ^ "Biografi: Ås, Berit". Stortinget. March 9, 2008.
- ^ *Ås, Berit; Coleman, Nancy; Krogsrud, Åse (1 July 2005). "Gi verden en klem!" [Give the World a Hug!]. Østlendingen (in Norwegian). Elverum, Norway. Archived from the original on 30 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ Johansen, Elin Reffhaug (20 May 2008). "Firerbanden er blitt tre". Budstikka (in Norwegian).
- ^ Noshin Saghir, "Nytt kvinneuniversitet", Ny Tid, 27 May 2011
- ^ Hasselberg, Per Kristian Johansen (March 9, 2007). "Norgesglasset 09.03.07". NRK.
- ^ "Hun avslørte herskerne - Kultur - Litteratur - Aftenposten.no". Archived from the original on 2008-04-13. Retrieved 2011-06-16.
- ^ "Table of Contents: Sisterhood is global". Catalog.vsc.edu. Archived from the original on 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2015-10-15.
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