Women's Health 2040

Acknowledgements

Contributors and Acknowledgements

Two open commons publications — the Nordic Charter for Women's Health 2040 (first edition December 2025, second edition May 2026) and its companion Implementation Playbook (May 2026) — were developed in partnership with the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies. The Charter was co-created by 136+ contributors across five Nordic countries; the full list is on the Charter page. The Playbook editorial team, alongside the cross-cutting roles spanning both publications, is listed below.

Nordic Charter for Women's Health 2040 — first-edition cover illustration

Founding Architect

Julia Persson · Women's Health 2040

Co-publisher

Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies (CIFS)

Independent Nordic think tank, founded 1969 (Copenhagen, BLOXHUB). CIFS contributed methodology, editorial oversight, and co-publication of both the Charter (second edition) and the Implementation Playbook. Led by Daria Krivonos, CEO.

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Editorial team — Implementation Playbook

Strategic input and editorial oversight on the Playbook came from:

  • Daria KrivonosCEO · Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies
  • Kristina Gemzell DanielssonMD PhD, Professor of Obstetrics & Gynaecology · Karolinska Institutet
  • Shireen SindiAssociate Professor · Karolinska Institutet
  • Lars MünterInternational Director · Nordic Wellbeing Academy
  • Julia Fäldt WahengoGlobal Public Affairs Director · Essity
  • CIFS editorial team · Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies

Titles and affiliations follow what contributors have defined themselves on the network page.

Design & Layout — print

Credits below apply to the published PDF artifacts.

  • Charter (second edition) and Implementation Playbook (manuscript)Sara Frostig · CIFS
  • Charter (first edition)Olivia Høst Isager

Ambassador Network

The Charter and Playbook are carried forward by a growing Nordic ambassador network. Ambassadors join through signal, not assignment — natural network connections rather than assigned roles.

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Charter contributors

The 136+ individuals who shaped the Nordic Charter for Women's Health 2040 at the Danish Parliament on 8 September 2025 form the foundation on which the Implementation Playbook is built. The full list — main authors, co-authors, reviewing team, and contributors — is on the Charter.

Charter contributors

The Lancet methodology paper

Persson, J., Gemzell-Danielsson, K., Krivonos, D. (January 2026).

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