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Sweden's first female PM resigns hours after appointment

Submitted by Editor on Wed, 11/24/2021 - 11:34

Sweden's first female PM resigns hours after appointment

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Sweden's first ever female prime minister has resigned just hours after she was appointed. Magdalena Andersson, was announced as leader on Wednesday but resigned after her coalition partner quit the government and her budget failed to pass.

Gender and dynastic political selection

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November 2, 2021

Gender and dynastic political selection

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Why has Sweden never had a female Prime Minister?

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September 11, 2020

Why has Sweden never had a female Prime Minister?

"Human rights, women's rights and gender equality are so high up on the agenda in Sweden that when you talk to people they are embarrassed that Sweden is the only Nordic country which hasn't had a woman prime minister," says Drude Dahlerup, a Swedish-Danish politics professor who has long re

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Teres Lindberg

Submitted by Editor on Wed, 02/26/2020 - 16:54

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February 26, 2020

Teres Lindberg

Member of Parliament, Sweden

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New minister vows to press on with Sweden's feminist foreign policy

Submitted by Editor on Thu, 09/12/2019 - 12:45

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New minister vows to press on with Sweden's feminist foreign policy

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Sweden on Tuesday named a new foreign minister, appointing trade minister Ann Linde who vowed to press on with the country's "feminist foreign policy".

Linde, 57, replaces Margot Wallström 64, who made headlines in 2014 when she put gender equality at the heart of Sweden's international agenda.

Wallström resigned last week to spend time with her family.

Sweden on Tuesday named a new foreign minister, appointing trade minister Ann Linde who vowed to press on with the country's "feminist foreign policy".

Linde, 57, replaces Margot Wallström 64, who made headlines in 2014 when she put gender equality at the heart of Sweden's international agenda.

Wallström resigned last week to spend time with her family.

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Sweden releases feminist foreign policy handbook to boost gender equality

Submitted by Editor on Fri, 08/24/2018 - 15:43

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Sweden releases feminist foreign policy handbook to boost gender equality

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Sweden’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs released a Feminist Foreign Policy handbook outlining guidelines on how to define women’s rights and make policy around them.