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 Gang criminals in Malmö have expressed their shock at this week's shooting of a 31-year-old woman, complaining that "women and children have always been taboo". https://www.thelocal.se/20190828/malm-gangland-in-shock-women-and-children-are-taboo Wed, 28 Aug 2019 10:42:15 +0200 malm-gangland-in-shock-women-and-children-are-taboo From historical figures to contemporary icons, Swedish women have broken boundaries around the globe. Here is The Local's list of 13 of Sweden's most inspiring women whose stories deserve to be widely known. https://www.thelocal.se/20170308/international-womens-day-2017-12-of-swedens-most-inspiring-women Wed, 08 Mar 2017 07:59:00 +0100 international-womens-day-2017-12-of-swedens-most-inspiring-women 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 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 Malmö startup incubator Minc is committed to getting more women into the city's startup world. The Local went to its Nordic Female Investor Meetup to find out how. https://www.thelocal.se/20180918/we-need-examples-malm-founder-on-female-led-startups Tue, 18 Sep 2018 14:06:23 +0200 we-need-examples-malm-founder-on-female-led-startups Sweden was ranked the best place in the world for women in a survey published on International Women's Day. We asked foreigners how they feel their lives have changed since moving to Sweden. https://www.thelocal.se/20170309/is-sweden-really-the-best-place-in-the-world-for-women Thu, 09 Mar 2017 13:28:21 +0100 is-sweden-really-the-best-place-in-the-world-for-women A Swedish builders' union has been both praised and criticized after its all-male board donned 'pussy hats' and posed for a picture in support of gender equality. https://www.thelocal.se/20170308/why-these-swedish-trade-union-bosses-wore-pink-pussyhats-for-gender-equality Wed, 08 Mar 2017 17:08:13 +0100 why-these-swedish-trade-union-bosses-wore-pink-pussyhats-for-gender-equality Sweden is seen as the best place in the world for women, at least according to a new survey. https://www.thelocal.se/20170308/sweden-worlds-best-country-for-women-report Wed, 08 Mar 2017 12:37:21 +0100 sweden-worlds-best-country-for-women-report A new report has shed light on the gender imbalance among Swedish risk capital firms. https://www.thelocal.se/20170307/few-women-bosses-in-swedens-private-equity-industry Tue, 07 Mar 2017 13:56:15 +0100 few-women-bosses-in-swedens-private-equity-industry Roger Choate meets a feminist champion leading a Swedish-based foundation working with women in war-torn regions. https://www.thelocal.se/20161222/swedens-feminist-foreign-policy-would-the-world-be-better-if-women-ran-the-show Thu, 22 Dec 2016 10:59:59 +0100 swedens-feminist-foreign-policy-would-the-world-be-better-if-women-ran-the-show Hayat Ibrahim al-Sidawi is 64 and arrived in Malmö last July. She tells The Local Voices how embroidery helped her to cope with the war, and why she had to bring her children to Sweden. https://www.thelocal.se/20160822/i-didnt-want-to-see-my-children-die-before-my-eyes-syria-refugee Mon, 22 Aug 2016 08:41:44 +0200 i-didnt-want-to-see-my-children-die-before-my-eyes-syria-refugee Madeleine Racutanu studied Arabic at the university of Jordan, where she also worked as an English teacher and with refugees. Now back in her native Sweden, the 27-year-old is continuing her work with refugees here. She tells The Local Voices that integration will also be of great benefit to Swedes - but that we're facing some big challenges. https://www.thelocal.se/20160809/both-newcomers-refugees-swedes-have-role-play-integration-volunteer Tue, 09 Aug 2016 10:35:47 +0200 both-newcomers-refugees-swedes-have-role-play-integration-volunteer Leading Swedish anti-rape campaigners have accused a UN panel of putting the rights of possible rapists above those of assaulted women in its ruling on the case of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. https://www.thelocal.se/20160205/swedish-womens-group-slams-un-on-assange Fri, 05 Feb 2016 12:40:45 +0100 swedish-womens-group-slams-un-on-assange Have you ever paid for yourself on a date - or yelled at a man for whistling at you on the street? Then you may be more typically Swedish than you think. We've put together a list of nine experiences that make a truly Swedish woman. https://www.thelocal.se/20150729/nine-ways-to-become-a-truly-swedish-woman Wed, 29 Jul 2015 09:38:00 +0200 nine-ways-to-become-a-truly-swedish-woman UPDATED: Swedish TV channel TV4 plans to describe the upcoming global women's football contest in Canada as the 'World Cup', as part of efforts to promote equality in the sport, but Fifa has said it will be in breach of contract unless it uses its full title the 'Fifa Women's World Cup'. https://www.thelocal.se/20150528/swedes-push-for-gender-equal-world-cup-for-women Thu, 28 May 2015 12:44:43 +0200 swedes-push-for-gender-equal-world-cup-for-women Swedes are less dependent on the state, more likely to be foreign born and less likely to have their car stolen than they were in the past. Here are ten statistics that show you the state of modern Sweden. https://www.thelocal.se/20150115/a-portrait-of-sweden-in-ten-statistics Thu, 15 Jan 2015 16:48:00 +0100 a-portrait-of-sweden-in-ten-statistics Despite Sweden's international reputation for gender equality, the lack of women in the country's history books is causing a stir in the Swedish media. https://www.thelocal.se/20150115/where-are-the-women-in-the-swedish-history-books Thu, 15 Jan 2015 12:25:00 +0100 where-are-the-women-in-the-swedish-history-books Domestic violence increases in the summer months in Sweden, a fresh statistics report shows, while new proposals for tackling the broader problem have been slated by a national women's group. https://www.thelocal.se/20140715/summer-sees-increase-in-domestic-violence Tue, 15 Jul 2014 13:48:00 +0200 summer-sees-increase-in-domestic-violence Female university graduates in Sweden earn only 6.5 percent more than their high school counterparts - a rate lower than any other OECD country, new statistics revealed. https://www.thelocal.se/20140619/university-not-worthwhile-for-swedish-women Thu, 19 Jun 2014 16:16:00 +0200 university-not-worthwhile-for-swedish-women The increase in women at executive level is so slow that Sweden won't have equality in the boardrooms until the year 2022, the diversity lobbyists AllBright warned on Monday. https://www.thelocal.se/20140303/too-few-women-in-swedish-management-survey Mon, 03 Mar 2014 17:39:00 +0100 too-few-women-in-swedish-management-survey