Chair and Member of KIF (Committee for Gender Balance in Research Norway).

Linda Rustad is Senior Advisor at the Norwegian Association of Higher Education Institutions where she is the secretariat for the Committee for Gender Balance in Research in Norway. The committee is appointed by the Ministry of Education and Research. Rustad is a philosopher with a special interest in theory of science, research policy and gender. She has taught several university courses on these topics and has written several articles in about theory of science with a gender perspective. She has also edited a booklet for research leaders.

Dr Rustad spoke about Between governmental and institutional level - unique opportunities for action? The Norwegian Committee for Gender Balance in Research in Session C2: LEVERAGING POLICIES AND LEGISLATION The Norwegian experience at the Gender Summit 1 EU (GS1EU).