Gunhild Vehusheia (born 1975 in Grimstad[1]) is a Norwegian lawyer and women's rights leader. She served as President of the Norwegian Women's Lobby,[2] an umbrella organisation for the Norwegian women's movement with ten nationwide member organisations, from 2016 to 2017. She has formerly been executive director of the non-profit NGO Legal Advice for Women (JURK)[3] and chairperson of the board of the Nordic Women's University.[1]
Gunhild Vehusheia | |
|---|---|
| President of the Norwegian Women's Lobby | |
| Assumed office 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Margunn Bjørnholt |
| Succeeded by | Ragnhild Hennum |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1975 Grimstad |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
Gunhild Vehusheia holds a cand.jur. degree from the University of Oslo from 2003,[1] and was a lawyer at the law firm Salomon-Johansen from 2012 to 2015. She is currently a partner at the law firm Vive Advokater. She is known for representing children in court as well as for representing vulnerable groups such as victims of human trafficking[4] and au pairs.[5][6]
Vehusheia is a member of the executive board of the Norwegian Association for Women's Rights[7] and is a board member of Legal Advice for Women. She also lectures on violence against women at Nord University.
References edit
- ^ a b c Johansen, Marte; Jonsson, Marianne (2011). "Amasonen – møt Gunhild Vehusheia". Justine (1). Norwegian Female Lawyers' Association: 12–13.
- ^ "Gunhild Vehusheia ny leder i Norges kvinnelobby". Norwegian Association for Women's Rights. Archived from the original on 27 April 2016. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
- ^ Merete Landsend. "Pass deg for kvinnefellene". Dagbladet.
- ^ Holm-Nilsen, Sverre (7 July 2022). "Avslørte bordell i Oslo sentrum". NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- ^ "Slår alarm om vestkantkultur: Ressurssterke familier importerer billig hushjelp". Dagens Næringsliv.
- ^ Nina Selbo Torset. "For vanskelig å etterforske au pair-saker". Aftenposten.
- ^ Landsstyret, Norwegian Association for Women's Rights