Gender Equality at Research and Higher Education Institutions in Sweden and Strategies for Achieving Equal Opportunities
Gender Equality at Research and Higher Education Institutions in Sweden and Strategies for Achieving Equal Opportunities

Author(s): Vladana Vukojević
Subject(s): Gender Studies, Education, Sociology, Higher Education
Published by: Етнографски институт САНУ
Keywords: gender equality; education institutions; discrimination; preconceived opinions; “kvotering”
Summary/Abstract: Sweden is among the most developed and research intensive countries. It is also regarded to be one of the world’s most gender equal countries. However, certain facts prove that female professionals in Sweden face discrimination and preconceived opinions as in the rest of the world. In this paper I present a brief account on gender equality development in Sweden, the challenges that Swedish female professionals meet and give examples of how they work to eradicate the gender equality gap and achieve equal opportunities for themselves and the generations to come.

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