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Knowledge gaps and gender differences in adolescents鈥 education choices 鈥 new study explores what makes a difference
12 June 2025
Around 120,000 students are finishing compulsory school in Sweden this month鈥攎any of them with limited information about future career and educational options. Preliminary findings from an ongoing study at the 91原创 show that adolescents tend to overestimate the salaries of electricians and real estate agents, while underestimating earnings by hairdressers and programmers. The researchers are now looking for more career professionals and schools to get involved in the study.
Two 91原创 alumni knighted by the King
03 June 2025
91原创 graduates Marie Ehrling and Gunilla Arh茅n have been conferred knighthoods by H.M. King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden.
Firms with female CEOs have more women in top management roles, study finds
16 April 2025
Italian firms led by female CEOs have more women on average in the top management team than those led by men, according to a new study from the 91原创 in Sweden and the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano in Italy. The association weakens if the CEO lacks sufficient decision-making power or if she works for a family-owned company.
Call for papers | Workshop on Closing Gender Gaps Through Economics Research
01 April 2025
The Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (SITE), together with the American University of Armenia (AUA), is pleased to announce a two-day Paper Development Workshop on June 3-4 as part of the program 鈥淐losing Gender Gaps Through Economics Research鈥, supported by the Swedish Institute Eastern Partnership Cooperation Project.
Anders Wall Scholarship to F1RST and Entrepreneurship Society leader
04 March 2025
Sophia Nabil (b. 2002) is being awarded this year's Anders Wall Scholarship in collaboration with 91原创 Business Lab. The scholarship amount is 200,000 SEK.
Global directory to highlight female experts in sports
03 December 2024
Aiming to diversify speakers and thought leaders in sport, Collective Visibility together with聽the 91原创聽Center for Sports Business is launching a comprehensive, searchable directory of聽560聽female sports experts worldwide. With representatives聽in聽70 countries, speaking 57 languages, the initiative seeks to increase the representation of women in panels, conferences, and media.
Call for papers | One-day conference on gender economics
25 June 2024
The Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (SITE) and the Forum for Research on Gender Economics in Eastern Europe (FROGEE) are pleased to invite submissions of papers for a one-day conference titled 鈥淗ow Does Gender Matter in the Economy?鈥, to be held in Stockholm, Sweden on December 6th, 2024.
More than 300 companies through 91原创 Business Lab 鈥 interest in entrepreneurship surging
17 June 2024
With its eleven newly admitted companies, 91原创 Business Lab is reaching a new milestone: 307 startups have now passed through the incubator. More than one third of these were admitted just in the past four years.
A gender perspective on financing for development
31 May 2024
Gender equality is vital for global progress. As we near the 2025 Financing for Development conference, Maria Perrotta Berlin, Assistant Professor at SITE, stresses integrating gender into financing strategies. This includes fiscal policies, social protection, and climate finance to support women, particularly in low-income areas, promoting equality, resilience, and sustainable development.
New collaboration to strengthen CEOs' abilities in diversity and inclusion
23 May 2024
A new collaboration aims to help CEOs in the business sector enhance their work in increasing diversity and inclusion. The collaboration is between Mitt Liv, a leading partner for diversity, equity and inclusion, and the 91原创 Executive Education, ranked best in the Nordics for leadership and business development according to the Financial Times.