Challenging the Myth of Gender Equality in Sweden
- 232 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
Challenging the Myth of Gender Equality in Sweden
About this book
Sweden is often considered one of the most gender-equal countries in the world and held up as a model to follow, but the reality is more complex. This is the first book to explode the myth of Swedish gender equality, both offering a new perspective for an international audience, and suggesting how equality might be rethought more generally. While the authors argue that the gender-equality mantra in Sweden has led to a society with increased opportunities for some, they also assert that the dominant norm of gender equality has become nationalistic and builds upon heteronormative and racial principles. Examining the changing meanings and parameters of gender equality against the country's social-democratic tradition and in the light of contemporary neoliberal ideologies, the book constitutes an urgent contribution to the debates about gender-equality policies and politics.
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Table of contents
- CHALLENGING THE MYTH OF GENDER EQUALITY IN SWEDEN
- Contents
- List of figures and tables
- Notes on contributors
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction: challenging the myth of gender equality in Sweden
- 1. When feminism became gender equality and anti-racism turned into diversity management
- 2. Normalisation meets governmentality: gender equality reassembled
- 3. Emotionally charged: parental leave and gender equality, at the surface of the skin
- 4. Rethinking gender equality and the Swedish welfare state: a view from outside
- 5. How is the myth of Swedish gender equality upheld outside Sweden? A case study
- 6. Gender equality under threat? Exploring the paradoxes of an ethno-nationalist political party
- 7. ‘What should we do instead?’ Gender-equality projects and feminist critique
- 8. Frictions and figurations: gender-equality norms meet activism
- Afterword: rethinking gender equality
- Index