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Date Added to Site: 28th November 2006 |
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Short Summary
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Sixth and Seventh CEDAW Periodic Report: Sweden
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Ministry of Industry, Employment and Communications |
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May 2006 |
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Ministry of Industry, Employment and Communications |
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Short Summary
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What gender equality policy measures have been implemented by the Swedish government? Although women's labour force participation is very high in Sweden, the labour market is still gender-segregated and women's pay is on average 84 per cent of men's pay. The government has taken several measures to deal with some of these issues. In terms of equal opportunities at work, each employer must now carry out a survey and analysis of wage disparities between women and men. An Equal Treatment Act has also been passed aiming to promote equal rights for students and applicants at universities. As far as violence against women is concerned, the government allocated extra funding to enhance support for women exposed to violence and their children and to prevent men's violence against women. The new government who took office in 2006 set new objectives for gender equality policy: equal distribution of power and influence and equal rights and opportunities to participate in decision-making; equal opportunities and conditions for men and women with regard to education and paid work; equal distribution of unpaid care and household work; ending men's violence against women.
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