Berit Ås
Berit Ås | |
|---|---|
Ås in 2004 | |
| Member of the Storting | |
| In office 1973–1977 | |
| Constituency | Oslo |
| Leader of the Socialist Left Party | |
| In office 16 March 1975 – 17 April 1976 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Berge Furre |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Berit Skarpaas 10 April 1928 Fredrikstad, Norway |
| Died | 14 September 2024 (aged 96) Asker, Norway |
| Political party | Norwegian Labour Party (until 1973) Democratic Socialists (Norway) (1973–1975) Socialist Left Party (from 1975) |
| Profession | Professor of Social Psychology |
Berit Ås (née Skarpaas; 10 April 1928 – 14 September 2024) was a Norwegian politician, social psychologist, and feminist.
Ås was the first leader of the Socialist Left Party (1975–1976), and served as a Member of the Parliament of Norway 1973–1977. She was also a deputy member of parliament from 1969 to 1973 (for the Norwegian Labour Party), and from 1977 to 1981 (for the Socialist Left Party). She was a professor of social psychology at the University of Oslo. She is known for helping popularize the master suppression techniques originally proposed by Ingjald Nissen, and her research interests also include feminist economics and women's culture. Some of her initiatives after her retirement were criticised for promoting conspiracy theories.