Sweden
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Progress of gender equality in Sweden
Sweden scores 83.9 out of 100 points in EIGE's Gender Equality Index 2021. Find out why and explore all the scores on our website.
Gender statistics on Sweden
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Translations of EIGE's work in Swedish
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- Publication
The Gender Equality Index 2017 examines the progress and challenges in achieving gender equality across the European Union from 2005 to 2015....
- Publication
Many women victims of intimate partner violence in the EU Member States remain unprotected....
- Country profile: Gender Equality Index
- PublicationViolence
Violence against women is rooted in women’s unequal status in society, and that status reflects the unbalanced distribution of social, political, and economic power among women and men in society....
- Good practicePoverty
Involuntary part-time employment limits economic independence...
- Good practiceHealth, Violence
Swedish gender equality policy...
- Good practiceResearch
A pilot project to assist in the implementation of gender equality policies of the university...
- ResourceResearch
The Swedish government has assigned 41 of its agencies to work actively with gender mainstreaming in 2015-2018....