Aasland was a deputy member of the executive committee of Nesodden municipality council during the terms 1975–1979 and 1979–1983.
Aasland has a cand.sociol. degree in sociology and was a researcher at the Norwegian Institute for Social Research from 1976 to 1982, and its acting director from 1980 to 1981. She has cited Vilhelm Aubert as her largest influence.[1]
References
^Jakobsen, Siw Ellen (19 December 2007). "Drømmejobben!". Forskning.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 1 December 2008.