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The blame game: Analyzing gender bias in Danish local elections

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November 25, 2022

The blame game: Analyzing gender bias in Danish local elections

Diagnosing women’s under-representation in electoral politics often involves a “blame game,” seeking to identify the primary factor responsible for depressing the share of women among candidates as well as elected officials.

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Diagnosing women’s under-representation in electoral politics often involves a “blame game,” seeking to identify the primary factor responsible for depressing the share of women among candidates as well as elected officials.

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Denmark elects record 44% women to parliament with female PM set to win another term

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Denmark elects record 44% women to parliament with female PM set to win another term

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  • Number of women in legislature jumps to highest after election
  • Female prime minister is also likely to win another term

Danes elected a record number of women into the national parliament in this week’s general election, which is also set to pave the way for another term for the Nordic country’s female prime minister.

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  • Number of women in legislature jumps to highest after election
  • Female prime minister is also likely to win another term

Danes elected a record number of women into the national parliament in this week’s general election, which is also set to pave the way for another term for the Nordic country’s female prime minister.

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Sex abuse scandals rock Denmark after missed ‘MeToo’ moment

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Sex abuse scandals rock Denmark after missed ‘MeToo’ moment

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A country generally admired for its high standards of gender equality is now dealing with allegations of systematic sexual harassment at the top of the political establishment.

Denmark’s parliament has for years allegedly served as a backdrop for misogynistic conduct including everything from rape to sexual intimidation of female interns by male lawmakers. That’s according to a list of accusations signed by 322 current and former female politicians and parliament employees.

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A country generally admired for its high standards of gender equality is now dealing with allegations of systematic sexual harassment at the top of the political establishment.

Denmark’s parliament has for years allegedly served as a backdrop for misogynistic conduct including everything from rape to sexual intimidation of female interns by male lawmakers. That’s according to a list of accusations signed by 322 current and former female politicians and parliament employees.

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Mette Frederiksen becomes Denmark's youngest-ever prime minister

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Mette Frederiksen becomes Denmark's youngest-ever prime minister

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Mette Frederiksen, the leader of Denmark's center-left Socialist Democratic party, has announced that she will form a left-leaning, one-party minority government, making her the nation's youngest-ever prime minister.

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Mette Frederiksen, the leader of Denmark's center-left Socialist Democratic party, has announced that she will form a left-leaning, one-party minority government, making her the nation's youngest-ever prime minister.

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Election fallout round-Up: 70 women in Parliament, but Denmark still behind in

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Election fallout round-Up: 70 women in Parliament, but Denmark still behind in

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The 2019 General Election tied a Danish record for the highest percentage of women being elected into Parliament with 39.1 percent (70 out of 179).

But despite that, Denmark is still lagging behind compared to its neighbours and remains the only Nordic country to have never had a share of women in Christiansborg that is above 40 percent.

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The 2019 General Election tied a Danish record for the highest percentage of women being elected into Parliament with 39.1 percent (70 out of 179).

But despite that, Denmark is still lagging behind compared to its neighbours and remains the only Nordic country to have never had a share of women in Christiansborg that is above 40 percent.

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The policy on gender equality in Denmark

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July 11, 2013

The policy on gender equality in Denmark

This paper describes Danish policies regarding economic independence, reconciliation policies, participation in decision-making, 

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This paper describes Danish policies regarding economic independence, reconciliation policies, participation in decision-making, 

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First female Prime Minister of Greenland

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First female Prime Minister of Greenland

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Opposition leader Aleqa Hammond, who heads social democratic party called Siumut, won 42 per cent of the vote and 14 seats in Greenland’s 31-seat parliament. Ms. Hammond is expected to form a coalition within a few days, making her the first female Prime Minister of Greenland, which has semi-autonomous status within the kingdom of Denmark.


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Opposition leader Aleqa Hammond, who heads social democratic party called Siumut, won 42 per cent of the vote and 14 seats in Greenland’s 31-seat parliament. Ms. Hammond is expected to form a coalition within a few days, making her the first female Prime Minister of Greenland, which has semi-autonomous status within the kingdom of Denmark.


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