Gro Møllerstad

Gro Møllerstad (born 1960) is a Norwegian businessperson and former politician for the Labour Party.

She was private advisor (today known as political advisor) to Minister of Social Affairs Tove Strand Gerhardsen from 1986 to March 1989, during the second cabinet Brundtland. She was later private secretary from August to September the same year. [ [http://www.regjeringen.no/en/The-Government/previous-governments/the-structure-of-the-registry/governments/modern-times/governments-since-1945/gro-harlem-brundtlands-second-government.html?id=438729&epslanguage=EN-GB Gro Harlem Brundtland's Second Government, 9 May 1986 - 16 October 1989] - Government.no]

She also worked as a journalist in the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation and "Dagbladet", [cite news |first=Ellen |last=Kongsnes |title=Hodejeger jakter på lokal redaktør i Statoil |url=http://web3.aftenbladet.no/lokalt/article205120.ece |work=Stavanger Aftenblad |language=Norwegian |date=27 June 2005 |accessdate=2008-10-02 ] before founding her own recruitment company "Nye Hoder" in 2000 and "Hodejegerne" in 2002. Among others, she helped recruit the new CEO of the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation in 2007. [cite news |first= |last= |title=Tjener millioner på sjefjakt |url=http://www.kampanje.com/medier/article287036.ece |work=Kampanje |language=Norwegian |date=9 July 2008 |accessdate=2008-10-02 ] In 2004 her company gained negative publicity when six of the eight directors they recruited to the new radio channel Kanal 24 quit within less than a year. [cite news |first=Siri |last=Skaalmo |title=Hodeløst fra Hodejegerne |url=http://www.dn.no/forsiden/etterBors/article259196.ece |work=Dagens Næringsliv |language=Norwegian |date=17 June 2004 |accessdate=2008-10-02 ] [cite news |first= |last= |title=Lønnsom hodejakt til Kanal 24 |url=http://www.dn.no/forsiden/naringsliv/article264339.ece |work=Dagens Næringsliv |language=Norwegian |date=25 June 2004 |accessdate=2008-10-02 ]

Møllerstad has explained the disparity between men's and women's earnings with lack of negotiation skills among most women. [cite news |first=Kjartan |last=Høvik |title=Kvinner feige i lønnsforhandlinger |url=http://forbruker.no/jobbogstudier/jobb/article2021446.ece |work=Aftenposten |language=Norwegian |date=30 September 2007 |accessdate=2008-10-02 ]

She took the cand.mag. degree at the Norwegian Journalist College in 1985, and later took a Master of Management degree at the Norwegian School of Management. [ [http://www.hodejegerne.no/system/UserFiles/File/CV/Curriculam_Vitae_Gro.pdf CV] ]

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