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  1. Pop icon Zara Larsson tells all about gender equality in the music industry

    Zara Larsson is one of the most recognised names in pop music and has experienced its highs and lows, the lows including the industry's ongoing inequalities. Here, Larsson tells us what it's like being a woman in the music industry and why belief in yourself is your biggest strength.

    By Doris Daga
  2. philanthropist  Melinda French Gates & Lina Thomsgård

    “When a woman thrives, a community thrives”: Melinda French Gates on how gender inequality is at the root of societal issues

    Recently in Stockholm, philanthropist Melinda French Gates sat down with Vogue Scandinavia to have an exclusive chat about her strategy to empower women and lift 100 million people out of poverty

    By Eliza Sörman Nilsson
  3. Nibye CEO Lisa Nélen

    “I was done waiting for the future to be female”: Meet the Swedish tech CEO fighting for equality

    Tech CEO Lisa Nelén doesn’t let anything get in her way. At her designer safety watch firm Nibye, she’s on a mission to help women feel safer, wherever they are

    By Laura Hall
  4. Jessica Hawkins on driving to survive in the men's world of Formula 1™

    Years after ‘grid girls’ were abolished from the track, the hot topic at the Italian Formula One™ Grand Prix – hosted by Peroni Nastro Azzurro 0.0% – was getting women back on the grid. But this time, in cars. Star driver Jessica Hawkins shares her take

    By Clare McInerney
  5. Eliza reid

    Eliza Reid, the First Lady of Iceland, on the bizarre reality of being "somebody's human accessory"

    Eliza Reid went from small farming town outside of Ottawa, Canada, to First Lady of Iceland. And in the process decided to she wanted to have something to say rather than be seen as "somebody's wife". So since 2016, she has been talking about everything from “stigma-free sexuality” to “claiming the...

    By Mosha Lundström Halbert
  6. Get to know the Stars du Nord festival – Michelin-quality food under the dazzling Northern Lights

    A gastronomy festival in Swedish Lapland brings together star Scandinavian chefs highlighting the Nordic food model as a world leader in sustainability. Our food writer, who spent the evening nestled in the middle of the forest sampling the 10-star Michelin tasting menu, shares how she got on...

    By Signe Wulff
  7. Meet the designers reshaping the world of accessories, one scarf at a time

    Paula Maso and Matilda Landhör, the designers behind Swedish brand Quinta Maso, are determined to quash the gender divide of accessories. Here is why it matters

    By Mikko Puttonen
  8. Frederik Taus

    These emerging Nordic brands are challenging gender norms

    Find here our gender fluidity expert Mikko Puttonen's pick of the brands to watch in 2022

    By Mikko Puttonen
  9. California band Muna on touring, trends and queerness

    Self-described as “different shades of gay”, the Phoebe Bridgers-backed Californian trio that form Muna sit down with Vogue Scandinavia for a mid-tour chat

    By Olivia Ekelund
  10. What is femme-washing and why is it so toxic?

    For decades, we’ve heard endless brands and companies pledge their support for women with feminist messaging. We’ve seen the infographics on Instagram, the shared quotes from feminist icons and product campaigns condeming the partichary. But how many of them are actually practicing what they preach?

    By Sagal Mohammed
  11. The unknown colours of the Pride rainbow

    Pride is all about acknowledging and celebrating the whole rainbow spectrum of sexuality, but some of the shades are often overlooked

    By Esteban G Villanueva
  12. Skirting the skirt issue no longer: How celebrities and influencers are breaking the gender-fluid fashion bubble

    From Brad Pitt to Lil Nas X, men are trading trousers for skirts more than ever before

    By Mikko Puttonen
  13. Sponsored

    Zalando debuts new inclusive capsule collection “Limitless fashion”

    One of Europe’s leading online platforms for fashion and lifestyle, Zalando, launches its campaign “Limitless Fashion” to introduce a new inclusive capsule collection curated by iconic Nordic brands Han Kjøbenhavn, Martin Asbjørn, Makia and Double A by Wood Wood

    By Mikko Puttonen
  14. Intimacy exhibition

    A new generation of gender inclusive designers on the future of Finnish fashion

    Over the last decade, the fashion scene in Finland has seen a significant shift towards technology and inclusivity. Our Gender Fluidity expert, Mikko Puttonen, explores this ten-year-long transition at Helsinki Design museum's new exhibition 'Intimacy'

    By Mikko Puttonen
  15. What happened the day Iceland's women went on strike

    On this day in 1975 an estimated 90% of the country's women downed tools and stopped working as part of the strike for women's rights in Iceland. Here, one of the original protestors Guðrún Jónsdóttir reflects on what galvanised the country's women back then and how, still today, there's much work...

    By Lauren Crosby Medlicott
  16. Why gendered dress codes need to die

    Finnish content creator Mikko Puttonen questions why we are still specifying what people should wear based on a binary conception of gender?

    By Mikko Puttonen