Immigrant women risk being trapped in marriages with violent men as a consequence of Danish immigration laws. To obtain permanent residency, a woman must have lived in the country for seven years and cannot leave a violent marriage in this period without facing deportation.

The new book and photo exhibition Seven tells the stories of 30 mistreated women, and acclaimed author Kirsten Thorup discusses their situation in her preface to the book.

American journalist and writer Naomi Wolf (left) discussed women's rights in an international perspective with Egyptian writer and women's rights activist Nawal Al Sadaawi, when they both visited Denmark for the 100th anniversary celebration of the International Women's Day.

Listen to their debate along with talks by other noted international feminists from the all-day centenary conference hosted by KVINFO on March 8.

The use of mentors is becoming increasingly common. Once a method used only by private corporations, mentor programmes can today be found in every sector.

With a new mentoring theme, KVINFO sets its focus on mentoring and showcases the work which is undertaken by both mentors and mentees within the KVINFO Mentor Network each and every day.

Mentoring and Networking, the international conference hosted by KVINFO's Mentor Network takes place today and tomorrow, November 20th and 21st.




Now the Network's succesful work with integration of refugee and minority women with professional ambitions has received international attention.

The Canadian project Cities of Migration has included the Mentor Network to their list of "Good Ideas in Integration", and the respectable Spanish newspaper El País has portrayed the succesful mentoring programme in a recent article.