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January 11, 2017

Where are the women? Sweden's top diplomat wants to know

By Ellen Wulfhorst

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January 11, 2017

Swedish parliament to vote on gender quota for company boards

Sweden's minority center-left coali

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Johanna Rickne

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Johanna Rickne is a Associate Professor in Economics at the Swedish Institute for Social Research at Stockholm University.

August 4, 2016

Vacancy on International IDEA: Senior Programme Officer-Democracy Assessment, Analysis and Advisory Unit

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July 23, 2015

International IDEA: Head of Democracy Assessment, Analysis & Advisory

International IDEA's Gl

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MPs voted again to elect Swedish Social Democratic Party leader Magdalena Andersson on Monday - Reuters/BBC

December 1, 2021

Magdalena Andersson: Sweden's first female PM returns after resignation

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January 8, 2016

Ms. Margot Wallström, Swedish Foreign Minister, Defines as 'Medieval' Saudi Arabia's Treatment of Women

The Swedish Foreign Minister, Margot Wallström, declared that Saudi Arabia’s measures against women are ‘medieval’.

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December 8, 2015

Sweden Launches Action Plan for Feminist Foreign Policy

The Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Sweden has launched its ‘Swedish Foreign Service action plan for feminist foreign policy 2015-2018 including focus areas for 2016’.

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Do politics matter? Women in Swedish local elected assemblies 1970-2010 and gender equality in outcomes

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July 22, 2013

Do politics matter? Women in Swedish local elected assemblies 1970-2010 and gender equality in outcomes

In this paper, it is attempted to explain variations in gender equality at the subnational level in Sweden.

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