??WEBVTT 00:00:01.001 --> 00:00:02.035 My name is Kelly Fischer, 00:00:02.035 --> 00:00:05.872 and I work as a senior adviser at Reform  Resource Center for Men. 00:00:07.907 --> 00:00:11.411 Reform is one of the five gender equality centres in Norway, 00:00:11.745 --> 00:00:13.880 and we are the ones that has the mandate to work with 00:00:13.880 --> 00:00:15.849 boys and men s gender equality challenges. 00:00:16.149 --> 00:00:19.686 We are in a time where there is a lot of discussion 00:00:19.686 --> 00:00:23.690 about the challenges that boys and men face. 00:00:23.690 --> 00:00:26.192 It is very important that we talk about this. 00:00:26.292 --> 00:00:28.528 Both in a good way, in a nuanced way, 00:00:28.528 --> 00:00:31.931 and in a way where we try to understand what some of the 00:00:31.931 --> 00:00:34.667 barriers and challenges boys and men are encountering. 00:00:35.769 --> 00:00:37.871 My role at Reform, 00:00:37.871 --> 00:00:39.906 I have worked quite a bit with young people before, 00:00:39.906 --> 00:00:44.544 so I lead several projects we have that are aimed at young people. 00:00:44.544 --> 00:00:45.378 So for example, 00:00:45.378 --> 00:00:49.549 we see that nursing education and childcare education 00:00:49.549 --> 00:00:51.451 are very female-dominated, and we think about 00:00:51.451 --> 00:00:54.754 how we can recruit more men to become nurses 00:00:54.754 --> 00:01:01.561 and kindergarten teachers, because these are important places to have a good gender balance. 00:01:02.762 --> 00:01:05.131 I completed a master's degree in  kj?nnsstudier , 00:01:05.231 --> 00:01:06.399 or Gender Studies. 00:01:06.399 --> 00:01:09.436 There are many interesting job opportunities with this degree, 00:01:09.436 --> 00:01:13.640 but it also depends on what you try to find them 00:01:13.640 --> 00:01:16.209 and how you specialise during your studies. 00:01:16.209 --> 00:01:18.411 So, for me, I was very curious 00:01:18.411 --> 00:01:22.315 and really wanted to work with topics related to immigrants. 00:01:22.315 --> 00:01:25.151 So I wrote my master's thesis about 00:01:25.151 --> 00:01:28.855 the discrimination that male immigrants face in Norwegian society. 00:01:28.855 --> 00:01:34.527 This is something that has been relevant in the different places I have worked. 00:01:34.727 --> 00:01:36.896 I would absolutely recommend it. 00:01:37.097 --> 00:01:41.367 It was a very exciting master s programme. 00:01:41.367 --> 00:01:43.169 I learned a lot, 00:01:43.503 --> 00:01:48.108 and I think it is knowledge that I can use in my professional life, 00:01:48.108 --> 00:01:50.376 but also in my personal life, 00:01:50.376 --> 00:01:51.644 as a father, 00:01:51.644 --> 00:01:52.846 as a partner, 00:01:52.846 --> 00:01:53.446 and 00:01:53.613 --> 00:01:54.380 as a friend. 00:01:54.447 --> 00:01:55.815 So that is also worth noting.