Men check their mobile phones more often than women
About 1.1 million Norwegians have to check their mobile before an hour has passed, and men most often check them, shows a survey from InFact…
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Knockout on the relay for men in Seefeld
Norwegian knockout on the 4 x 10K relay for men in Seefeld Klæbo secured the gold medal in the 10 x 4 relay for men…
Six drownings in Norway in January
Six drownings in Norway in January 2019 All of the deceased are grown-up males. The youngest in his late twenties, the oldest in his seventies….
Solberg and Grande in the stands for Norway’s Handball World Cup final
Prime Minister, Erna Solberg, and Minister of Culture, Trine Skei Grande, are travelling to Herning to watch the Norwegian Handball Men’s World Cup final against…
Increasing number of men become nurses
The number of male students who started nursing education in Norway has increased from 23% in 2011 to just over 27% in 2018. Lecturer…
Men drove off the road in stolen Mercedes in a police chase
Two men were arrested after breaking into a car dealership in Kristiansand, stealing a Mercedes, and shaking off the police before they drove off the…
Three men charged with gang rape in Sogn
Three men were arrested on Tuesday last week by police, on suspicion of gang raping a woman in Sogn in February. The violence was reported…
More men than women in Norway
Today there are over 41,000 more men than women in Norway. The explanation for the higher male figures is immigration, and higher life expectancy for…
Men in Norway are approaching women’s longevity
Over the last 30 years, the difference between men and women’s life expectancy has halved in Norway. Life expectancy in 2017 was 84.3 years for…
Additional points for men in higher education
The government opened the possibility to provide additional points for men in several studies where there is a skewed gender distribution. ‘The student mass…
Men, and those over 30, are most often injured by fireworks
Men, and the over 30 are mostly involved in firework accidents, according to The Directorate for Safety and Emergency Planning (DSB). The organization asked people…
Eight men charged with robbery of prostitutes
Eight men charged with robbery and attempted robbery of prostitutes Eight men must meet in Oslo district court on Monday, charged with robbery and seven…
Only one in every one hundred working within dental care is male
The gender gap is still high in certain areas of health education. Within dental care, there is only one man among every one hundred students….
Decreased labour force participation among men
Labour force participation among men decreased from the 2nd quarter of 2016 to the 2nd quarter of 2017. The decrease applied for most of the…
Female immigrants integrate less successfully than men
The integration of female immigrants into introductory programs is far worse than for men, shows recent figures from Statistics Norway (Statistisk sentralbyrå – SSB). …
Mapping the health of 15,000 men diagnosed with prostate cancer
The ongoing health condition of 15,000 male cancer patients is to be mapped. Everyone diagnosed with prostate cancer this year,and in the three years ahead,…
Exercise reduces the risk of cancer in men
Men in good physical shape, have up to 70 percent less risk of cancer in the colon, lung, pancreas and bladder, according to a recent…
Three men arrested for armed robbery in Oslo
Three men are arrested in Oslo after a taxi driver was threatened with a weapon and another man was robbed. – A man was robbed…
Men claim to be more active than women
Men claim to be more physically active than women, research however reveal that men are more likely to exaggerate when they brag about their training…
New report concludes that one in ten men have been molested, half of them by women
10% of all boys and men are now, or have been, victims of sexual abuse, according to a new report from the Resource Centre for…