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Swedish feminist party launches in Oslo

Fri, 27 Mar 2015 09:18:00 +0100

The feminist party which came close to entering parliament in last year’s Swedish election launched in Oslo on Thursday night, selecting its first candidate to compete in the city’s municipal elections, as it seeks to spread its influence across Scandinavia.

Sweden's feminists launch in Norway

Fri, 20 Mar 2015 09:17:09 +0100

Sweden’s Feminist Initiative party, which came within a whisker of entering parliament in last September’s election, is to launch in Norway on Monday, fielding candidates for municipal elections in Oslo and Bergen.

Schyman shares stage with 'feminist' Pharell

Sun, 14 Sep 2014 10:20:00 +0200

Feminist Initiative spokeswoman Gudrun Schyman grabbed the headlines late Saturday night when she joined US superstar Pharell Williams on stage during his worldwide hit "Happy".

Sweden's feminist party fêtes dramatic poll climb

Mon, 14 Apr 2014 13:39:00 +0200

Sweden's upstart feminist party on Monday welcomed news it had increased its voter support fivefold, but the social media savvy politicians still need a proper bump to get over the parliamentary threshold.

Feminist cash burning provokes backlash

Wed, 07 Jul 2010 12:38:00 +0200

The Feminist Initiative's (Feministiskt Initiativ - Fi) controversial burning of 100,000 kronor ($13,000) in Visby on Tuesday in a demonstration for equal pay between the sexes has come in for criticism, from allies and opponents alike.

Schyman complains of Fi media isolation

Mon, 05 Jul 2010 10:40:00 +0200

The leader of the Feminist Initiative (Fi), Gudrun Schyman, has said that the Almedalen Week in Visby on Gotland is a perfect opportunity to promote the party's message, complaining of isolation by the media and polling institutes.

Feminist Initiative sets sights on EU elections

Sun, 04 May 2008 11:50:00 +0200

Feminist Initiative (FI) has announced that it will contest the parliamentary elections in 2010 and the EU parliamentary elections in 2009.

Schyman storms Investor meeting

Tue, 27 Mar 2007 18:04:00 +0200

Sweden's best-known feminist, Gudrun Schyman , kicked off her campaign to get more women onto the boards of Swedish corporations on Tuesday by turning up to the Annual General Meeting of Investor, one of Sweden's most influential holding companies.

"Put Pippi on the money," says Schyman

Mon, 12 Feb 2007 12:25:00 +0100

Swedish anti-monarchy association Republikanska Föreningen has called for Astrid Lindgren and her most famous creation, Pippi Longstocking, to replace the king's head on the one krona coin.

Hennes gets back to bare necessities

Tue, 21 Nov 2006 14:57:00 +0100

Christmas in Sweden means a Hennes & Mauritz underwear campaign. Or at least it used to.

Schyman hits moped teen

Thu, 05 Oct 2006 18:49:00 +0200

Feminist Initiative spokeswoman Gudrun Schyman crashed her car into a 15 year-old girl on a moped in the southern town of Simrishamn yesterday. Police are now looking into the incident.

Hanoi Jane flies in for Schyman

Fri, 15 Sep 2006 14:42:00 +0200

Hanoi Jane is in Stockholm today, giving a bit of support to Feminist Initiative spokesperson Gudrun Schyman.

"It's rubbish that we want to abolish marriage"

Wed, 24 May 2006 20:41:00 +0200

Gudrun Schyman, one of Sweden’s most colourful politicians and spokeswoman for Feminist Initiative, will be holding a pre-election talk for English speakers in Stockholm next week, it has been announced.

Schyman receives death threats

Tue, 14 Feb 2006 11:30:00 +0100

Gudrun Schyman, spokesperson for Sweden's Feminist Initiative, received death threats on Monday as she was giving a lecture in Jönköping, southern Sweden.

Feminist party founder quits

Tue, 23 Aug 2005 18:30:00 +0200

The well-known feminist commentator Ebba Witt-Brattström is leaving the board of the Feminist Initiative, the political group and soon-to-be party which she helped to start up. Internal disagreements are said to be behind her departure.

Sweden ?world?s most equal country?

Mon, 16 May 2005 18:56:00 +0200

Sweden is the most equal country in the world, according to a new report. Swedish women are in a better position on the labour market than their counterparts in most other countries, and have better access to healthcare and education. Yet Feminist Initiative founder Gudrun Schyman argues that women in Sweden still suffer from domestic violence and labour market discrimination.

Feminists could clinch it for the Right

Thu, 07 Apr 2005 18:13:00 +0200

The launch press conference of Gudrun Schyman’s Feminist Initiative

Schyman launches "Feminist Initiative"

Mon, 04 Apr 2005 19:21:00 +0200

Five members of the board, including former Left Party leader Gudrun Schyman, launched the Feminist Initiative ("Feministiskt initiativ") at a press conference at the Swedish parliament this morning. The much anticipated and hyped new feminist party has arrived! Or has it?

One in five Swedes could vote for feminist party

Tue, 14 Dec 2004 10:13:00 +0100

A fifth of Swedes would consider voting for the country’s first lady of feminism, Gudrun Schyman, if she were to establish her own political party.

Media glee as Schyman quits Left Party

Wed, 08 Dec 2004 13:44:00 +0100

This week's Swedological topic: Why is Sweden so hot on gender equality?