Good practice Imported

KØN - Gender Museum Denmark

Denmark · Aarhus · National · See the Denmark profile

KØN - Gender Museum Denmark, also known as The Women’s Museum, was established over three decades ago to address the underrepresentation of women's culture and history. Situated in a historical context where gender roles and perceptions were rigid and traditional, the museum has

Details

Maturity: Established
Promoter: KØN - Gender Museum Denmark — website
Power domain: Social Power
Methods / tools: Awareness-raising
Region (NUTS): DK04
Keywords: Gender Equality, Cultural Heritage, Diversity and Inclusion, Women’s History, Gender Dynamics

Context

KØN - Gender Museum Denmark, established over three decades ago as The Women's Museum, documents the cultural history of gender in Denmark from the middle ages to the present, expanding its remit from women's history to the broader spectrum of gender identities and intersectionality with ethnicity and sexual orientation.

Implementation

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Data sources

Where this practice's information was retrieved from, and when.

ProPEGE — Equal Leadership catalogue — accessed 2026-06-14
Practice website — accessed 2026-06-14
Promoter website — accessed 2026-06-14

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Quality score: 67/100

How is this calculated?

Evidence: Descriptive / self-reported

Top 47% in this catalogue (719 scored practices)

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Evaluation

Evaluated by ProPEGE consortium (Equal Leadership)

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Transferability / replicability2/3

How readily the practice can be replicated or transferred to other contexts (graded 0–3).

Effectiveness1/1

Whether it achieved its intended objectives.

Efficiency1/1

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Evaluated outcomes0/1

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Achievement / evidence1/1

The strength of documented evidence that the practice worked.

Sustainability1/1

Whether the practice is ongoing or has lasting institutional structures.

Gender-mainstreaming embedding1/1

How well gender equality is embedded across strategy, continuity and financing.

Curator validation0/1

The ProPEGE curators' validation of quality, scope and final approval.

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Evidoria. KØN - Gender Museum Denmark. Persistent ID: e54dc27a-8950-4165-bd1e-da5449cc259e.

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