Trude Lappegard

Trude Lappegard is a Professor at the University of Oslo specializing in Family Sociology, Demography, and Gender Equality within the Department of Sociology and Human Geography. Her career spans academic and research roles at institutions like Statistics Norway, where she served as Research Manager (2014–2016).

• Education: PhD in Sociology (2006), University of Oslo; cand.polit. in Sociology (1996), University of Oslo.
• Research Focus: Gender role attitudes, fertility intentions, work-family balance, parental leave policies, and socioeconomic influences on demographic trends.
• Collaborations: Frequent co-author with researchers like Axel Peter Kristensen, Lars Dommermuth, and Daniele Vignoli.

Her publications analyze fertility behavior through quantitative methods, including studies on marital stability, economic impacts, and policy interventions across Nordic and European contexts. Recent work examines pandemic-induced fertility shifts (2023) and future imaginaries in Italy/Norway (2025).