08 September 2016: Gender equality on top positions in Sweden
In 1988 Ingvar Carlsson’s Social Democrat government presented a gender equality target. At the time the proportion between men and women in government was only 28 percent. His goal was to equalize chances between genders. He would like to achieve the target in 10 years. Now his dream come true. Sweden has achieved a long-term gender equality target. Sweden has one of the world’s highest representations of women in parliament. Databases show that by the end of last year the proportion of women on the boards of government bodies was 51 percent.
The official government website said that “women and men should have the same opportunities to shape society and their own lives. This area includes issues such as power, influence, finances, education, work and physical integrity”.
In 2014, Sweden was on the first position a YouGov ranking. It presents attitudes towards gender equality among 24 nations. In the report, analysts said that 72 percent of Swedes surveyed responding positively to questions regarding gender balance.
In the parliamentary elections held in 2014, 152 places in the Swedish Parliament were taken by woman. This represented 43.6 percent off all seats. At present, 12 of the 24 government ministers are women.
