https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Sweden in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Sweden’s left-wing parties would govern with a large majority if only women were allowed to vote. But if men had their way, the right would dominate completely. Why do women and men in Sweden view politics so differently and has the gap always been so wide? https://www.thelocal.se/20260120/why-do-men-in-sweden-vote-for-the-right-and-women-for-the-left Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:38:58 +0100 why-do-men-in-sweden-vote-for-the-right-and-women-for-the-left Young Swedish transgender gymnasts will be allowed to compete in whatever class they want, following a new decision by the Swedish Gymnastics Federation. https://www.thelocal.se/20201130/swedish-gymnastics-to-let-children-choose-their-own-gender-category Mon, 30 Nov 2020 15:59:19 +0100 swedish-gymnastics-to-let-children-choose-their-own-gender-category Sweden is famous for its generous and flexible parental leave but some critics say it's enforcing traditional gender roles as fathers aren't making full use of the time they could take off with their newborns. https://www.thelocal.se/20201106/video-is-swedens-flexible-parental-leave-helping-gender-equality Fri, 06 Nov 2020 13:14:32 +0100 video-is-swedens-flexible-parental-leave-helping-gender-equality Women now outnumber men as priests in Sweden, but there's still gender inequality within the Swedish Church, those working in it admit. https://www.thelocal.se/20200828/inside-the-church-of-sweden-where-women-outnumber-men-as-priests Fri, 28 Aug 2020 09:45:41 +0200 inside-the-church-of-sweden-where-women-outnumber-men-as-priests In two years, Sweden has seen a 75 percent rise in rape convictions, a result which rights campaigners have hailed as a success for a law change that made all non-consensual sex illegal. But the success is only partial. https://www.thelocal.se/20200616/how-swedens-new-consent-law-led-to-a-75-rise-in-rape-convictions Tue, 16 Jun 2020 20:03:56 +0200 how-swedens-new-consent-law-led-to-a-75-rise-in-rape-convictions Men are still earning far more than women in Sweden – but the income gap is slowly shrinking. https://www.thelocal.se/20191001/this-is-how-much-women-and-men-earn-in-sweden Tue, 01 Oct 2019 09:52:23 +0200 this-is-how-much-women-and-men-earn-in-sweden The Swedish Football Association was on Tuesday reported to the country's equality ombudsman, with the people behind the report saying they suspected female players were victims of "wage discrimination". https://www.thelocal.se/20190710/swedish-football-association-reported-to-equality-watchdog-for-suspected-wage-discrimination Wed, 10 Jul 2019 10:19:20 +0200 swedish-football-association-reported-to-equality-watchdog-for-suspected-wage-discrimination The US might be in the finals of the Women's World Cup, but when it comes to support from their country, Sweden's the real winner, says US native Madeline Tersigni. https://www.thelocal.se/20190704/as-an-american-swedens-support-for-its-womens-football-team-gives-me-hope Thu, 04 Jul 2019 18:23:02 +0200 as-an-american-swedens-support-for-its-womens-football-team-gives-me-hope Double Olympic champion Caster Semenya, who lost her appeal over a controversial gender ruling, will not race at this month's Diamond League meeting in Stockholm, the organizers told AFP on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.se/20190517/diamond-league-major-athletics-event-to-take-place-in-stockholm-without-caster-semenya Fri, 17 May 2019 09:17:18 +0200 diamond-league-major-athletics-event-to-take-place-in-stockholm-without-caster-semenya For the first time since records began in 1749, more men than women are living in Stockholm county. https://www.thelocal.se/20190226/stockholm-county-now-has-more-men-than-women-for-the-first-time-in-recorded-history Tue, 26 Feb 2019 08:46:23 +0100 stockholm-county-now-has-more-men-than-women-for-the-first-time-in-recorded-history Describing an event as 'man-free' is discriminatory, according to a ruling from Sweden's Discrimination Ombudsman (DO) relating to a music festival aimed at women earlier this year. https://www.thelocal.se/20181218/swedens-man-free-festival-was-discriminatory-rules-swedish-ombudsman Tue, 18 Dec 2018 12:41:28 +0100 swedens-man-free-festival-was-discriminatory-rules-swedish-ombudsman The #MeToo movement took a specific form in Sweden, where women organized and called for specific structural changes in different branches. One year on from what is referred to in Swedish media as 'the autumn of #MeToo', The Local explores how much the conversation has changed, and what can be done to better support the women and girls who continue to suffer assault and harassment. https://www.thelocal.se/20181210/one-year-on-what-did-metoo-achieve-in-sweden Mon, 10 Dec 2018 15:00:59 +0100 one-year-on-what-did-metoo-achieve-in-sweden The Swedish media has been slow in moving toward gender equality, a new report from the group Rättviseförmedlingen reveals. https://www.thelocal.se/20181127/despite-metoo-swedish-media-still-dominated-by-men-report Tue, 27 Nov 2018 17:51:59 +0100 despite-metoo-swedish-media-still-dominated-by-men-report Sweden’s Foreign Minister Margot Wallström on Wednesday slammed Canadian professor Jordan B. Peterson for his controversial views on especially feminism, telling a Stockholm audience that he should "crawl back under the rock he came from". https://www.thelocal.se/20181108/crawl-back-under-your-rock-swedish-foreign-minister-tells-canadian-professor-jordan-peterson Thu, 08 Nov 2018 11:13:24 +0100 crawl-back-under-your-rock-swedish-foreign-minister-tells-canadian-professor-jordan-peterson A workshop for women interested in coding at the Malmö offices of games developer King has sold out in just 20 minutes, showing the growing female interest in the traditionally male profession. https://www.thelocal.se/20181024/malm-womens-coding-event-sells-out-in-20-minutes Wed, 24 Oct 2018 17:47:00 +0200 malm-womens-coding-event-sells-out-in-20-minutes This year's Lucia in Malmö can be a woman, a man or a person of non-binary gender, the city has announced. https://www.thelocal.se/20181003/malmo-to-have-gender-neutral-lucia Wed, 03 Oct 2018 16:09:03 +0200 malmo-to-have-gender-neutral-lucia Sweden's Advertising Ombudsman (RO) has criticized a Stockholm company for sexism after it used a popular meme alongside a recruitment advert. https://www.thelocal.se/20180925/distracted-boyfriend-meme-is-sexist-rules-swedens-advertising-ombudsman Tue, 25 Sep 2018 17:43:18 +0200 distracted-boyfriend-meme-is-sexist-rules-swedens-advertising-ombudsman Sweden's new parliament is made up of 188 men and 161 women, but some parties are less gender equal than others. https://www.thelocal.se/20180918/in-stats-how-gender-equal-is-swedens-new-parliament Tue, 18 Sep 2018 09:29:43 +0200 in-stats-how-gender-equal-is-swedens-new-parliament A music innovation festival in Stockholm has pledged to include at least 50 percent women across every area of the event, from onstage speakers and performers to the leaders of tech-based workshops. https://www.thelocal.se/20180626/stockholm-music-tech-festival-launches-5050-gender-split-policy Tue, 26 Jun 2018 17:30:45 +0200 stockholm-music-tech-festival-launches-5050-gender-split-policy Foreign-born men in Sweden need to do more to tackle gender inequality, and that means talking about masculinity and hierarchies rather than keeping quiet or trying to recreate the society we come from, argues Vladimir F Ahmed, who has set up a charity that aims to do just that. https://www.thelocal.se/20180619/we-immigrants-mustnt-silence-problems-of-gender-inequality Tue, 19 Jun 2018 08:59:44 +0200 we-immigrants-mustnt-silence-problems-of-gender-inequality