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Male nurse dons dress in shorts shortage rage

Society: 18 Jun 13
A male Swedish nurse has donned a dress to protest the lack of shorts at a hospital in southern Sweden, saying he had to fight the small battles for gender equality in the workplace. READ »

Unemployment higher among men in Sweden

Society: 16 Jun 13
The difference between unemployment rates among Swedish men and women grew in 2012, with more men currently out of work, according to new figures from Eurostat. READ »

Sweden most gender equal country in the EU

National: 14 Jun 13
Sweden has ranked first in a new European gender equality league table, with Denmark and Finland taking the second and third spots. READ »

Swedish men in skirts 'unlikely to start a trend'

Society: 9 Jun 13
The news that Swedish train drivers wear skirts to keep cool in the heat gained global interest on Saturday and Peter Vinthagen Simpson chats to gender expert David Tjeder about why the humble skirt retains the power to shock. READ »

Swedish expats use book club to survive London

Lifestyle: 7 Jun 13
In a new three-part series, The Local takes a look across the North Sea and at how Swedish transplants behave in London. This week, we visit a Swedish book club and find out what they been reading.... for ten years. READ »

Swedish dads stay home as mothers work

Business & Money: 7 Jun 13
With Sweden's solid paternity laws and encouraged gender equality, AFP's Camille Bas-Wohlert examines how Swedish fathers are more involved in raising their children than fathers in other countries are. READ »

Many Swedish dads 'still at work' on parental leave

Business & Money: 3 Jun 13
Half of Sweden's business administrators have said they are expected to pitch in at work despite caring for their child while on parental leave, with men more at risk of never leaving the office. READ »

Guide to help companies attract 'pink money'

Business & Money: 1 Jun 13
Swedish businesses will soon receive guidance in how to become gender neutral and how to tap into the purchasing power of the LGBT community. READ »

Lesbian kiss fails to shock Eurovision fans

National: 17 May 13
A woman-on-woman kiss during the semi-finals failed to raise eyebrows among Eurovision Song Contest fans, but AFP's Sören Billing finds out why the "Gays World Cup" may not please socially conservative eastern European authorities. READ »

Naked Swede dresses down American Apparel

Society: 16 May 13
The man who founded a Swedish online fashion retailer has posed half-naked to help market the firm's clothes after Swedes criticized US retailer American Apparel for using "sexist" images of nearly-naked women to sell its wares. READ »

'Politics has no place on my theatre stage'

Analysis & Opinion: 9 May 13
Swedish theatre director Catta Neuding has long sung the virtues of private money in the cultural sector. She tells The Local why many of her colleagues see her as a norm-breaker. READ »

Wanted: Men to work in Swedish preschools

Education: 6 May 13
The lack of men working in Sweden's preschools is cause for concern, according to Equality Minister Maria Arnholm, who has said she's open to altering employment rules to make it easier for men to enter the education field. READ »

Why I finally decided to seek Swedish citizenship

Analysis & Opinion: 30 Apr 13
With three years in Sweden under her belt, US-native and parent Rebecca Ahlfeldt debates the pros and cons of taking Swedish citizenship. READ »

'Let's tell the truth about women's progress'

Analysis & Opinion: 29 Apr 13
Political leaders in Sweden and elsewhere could do themselves and women a favour by sticking to the facts when beating the drum for gender equality, argues liberal commentator Nima Sanandaji. READ »

School sets up 'gender-neutral' dressing room

Education: 25 Apr 13
A Stockholm high school is set to open a third changing room for transsexual pupils and those who don't want to define themselves as being male or female, a move believed to be the first of its kind in the country. READ »

Mustafa must 'share party values': Löfven

Politics: 13 Apr 13
Social Democratic Party leader Stefan Löfven has stated that embattled colleague Omar Mustafa has to fully stand behind the party's values on human rights and gender equality if he is to remain on the party's governing board. READ »

Swedish bra saleswoman wins discrimination case

National: 10 Apr 13
The top Swedish labour tribunal on Wednesday found a Swedish lingerie shop guilty of gender discrimination after making female staff wear a pin stating their bra size. READ »

'Idiot politicans can't tell me I need surgery to be a man'

Analysis & Opinion: 4 Apr 13
Love Elfvelin, 22, who has said no to sex change surgery in part because he one day wants children of his own, says the two Christian Democrat MPs who want to continue sterilizing transgender Swedes won't get far. READ »

'Third-sex' fear cited to snip transgender Swedes

Politics: 3 Apr 13
Two rogue MPs have asked their fellow parliamentarians to continue sterilizing transgender patients in Sweden, arguing that men who carry babies would result in a "third gender". READ »

Female folk dancer fury at 'too weak to lead' jibe

Society: 22 Mar 13
Two young women in Malmö upset at being told they couldn't dance as a pair in a Swedish traditional dancing class have reported the folk dance group for discrimination. READ »

'Not taking out maternity leave is taboo in Sweden'

Analysis & Opinion: 22 Mar 13
Missing her daughter's "irretrievable" babyhood haunts photographer Linda M. Thompson on her commute to and from university, but she says it's time to stop condemning Swedish mothers who don't take out all their parental leave. READ »

Swedish town sued over pregnancy job snub

Business & Money: 12 Mar 13
A city in western Sweden is facing a discrimination lawsuit for halting a woman's recruitment process after she told them she was pregnant. READ »

Two drown after high-speed police chase

National: 12 Mar 13
Two suspected petrol thieves have died after a high-speed police chase on Monday night ended with them driving their car off a bridge that was open for boat traffic, and into the icy waters below. READ »

'Why haven't we had a woman prime minister?'

National: 8 Mar 13
Birgitta Ohlsson made waves when she was appointed European Affairs Minister while pregnant, but she still wonders why Sweden lags behind its neighbours in having a woman head the government, the AFP's Camille Bas-Wohlert discovers. READ »

Swedish men trail women in care league

Business & Money: 8 Mar 13
The Swedish Social Insurance Agency says women are still taking out more than their share of leave days and benefits to care for children or relatives, according to statistics compiled for International Women's Day. READ »

Polemic pundit prepares for political comeback

Analysis & Opinion: 7 Mar 13
In our series profiling Swedish newsmakers, our pick for Swede of the Week is firebrand feminist Gudrun Schyman, who wants to return to national politics to fight surging sexism and a lulling labour market. READ »

Swedish transgendereds battle for forced sterilization payouts

Lifestyle: 27 Feb 13
With transsexuals in Sweden now able to change gender legally without being sterilized, those who were forced to accept the procedure prior to a recent law change continue their fight for compensation from the state. READ »

Women, young people quit politics most often

Politics: 18 Feb 13
Women and young politicians in Sweden are the most likely to abandon elected office at the municipal level, a new review of political parties' personnel challenges showed on Monday. READ »

Young men top violent assault tables: study

National: 4 Feb 13
Men under the age of 29 account for half of all reported cases of violent assault in Sweden, a new review shows. READ »

Swedish court convicts man for Hitler salute

Society: 31 Jan 13
A man who performed a Nazi salute in a park in southern Sweden has been convicted of racial agitation by a Malmö court, the first time in three years a local resident has been convicted of a hate crime. READ »

Ugandans' gay wedding 'first' highlights Sweden asylum lottery

Analysis & Opinion: 29 Jan 13
A couple who claim to be the first Ugandan men to be legally married face an uncertain future after recently tying the knot in a Swedish church, with one facing possible deportation that the other fears could result in his husband's death. READ »

Publicist replaces Sabuni as equality minister

Politics: 21 Jan 13
Following Equality Minister Nyamko Sabuni's quick retreat, the government announced that her top aide, Maria Arnholm, who has a history in PR and marketing, would take over. READ »

Minister calls for law on corporate gender equality

Politics: 20 Jan 13
Sweden's equality minister Nyamko Sabuni has proposed a new law requiring companies to strive for a balance between women and men in the boardroom, while rejecting the idea of direct quotas. READ »

'Don't fear the word power': equality minister

National: 17 Jan 13
Gender equality has fallen off many Swedish citizens' list of top-priorities, several speakers noted at a labour and equality conference in Stockholm on Thursday. READ »

Sweden to stop sex change sterilization

National: 11 Jan 13
Sweden will no longer sterilize transgendered patients after a law banning the practice entered into force on Thursday, but many who have already undergone a sex change are now seeking damages from the state. READ »

Forty years in comics for 'leftie bear' Bamse

Lifestyle: 10 Jan 13
A brown bear in blue dungarees dubbed the "world's strongest bear" celebrated 40 years of leading the battle for a kinder world this week, despite charges of being a communist and a turn-coat capitalist. Ursus comicus Bamse is The Local's Swede of the Week. READ »

'Offer preschools a bonus for hiring men'

Business & Money: 7 Jan 13
Sweden could entice preschools to employ more men with a one-off bonus, similar to a system in neighbouring Norway that aimed to bump up men’s representation in the profession to 20 percent. READ »

Top ten new Swedish words of 2012

Society: 27 Dec 12
Words inspired by Swedish footballer stars and cake-eating ministers are among the newest words taken up by the Swedish language this year, according to the much-anticipated annual list published on Thursday by the Swedish Language Council. READ »

'Our baguettes are from Finland': French envoy

Lifestyle: 21 Dec 12
The Local catches up with Jean-Pierre Lacroix, France's ambassador to Sweden, to talk Gerard Depardieu, Vikings, the EU, and where to get the best baguettes. READ »

Swedes set for slew of new laws in 2013

Politics: 18 Dec 12
Free vaccines, higher parental leave benefits, and more job security for temporary workers, are among the many changes set to take effect in Sweden after the New Year as part of a potpourri of new laws, also covering a few controversial topics. READ »

Surgeons lose scalpel in Swede's nose

Science & Technology: 17 Dec 12
Doctors have been unable to extract a piece of a scalpel that broke off and got lost in a patient's nose during a recent procedure at a clinic near Stockholm. READ »

Gender-neutral 'hen' makes its legal debut

Politics: 14 Dec 12
The controversial Swedish word "hen", proposed as a gender-neutral pronoun, has found its way into legal lingo after a court in northern Sweden used it in a verdict. READ »

'Angels have nothing to do with Christmas in Sweden'

Lifestyle: 12 Dec 12
Following his two-year-old daughter's troubles settling on an outfit for a Saint Lucia Day procession, contributor Steven Karwoski takes an ironic look at the meaning of Christmas in Sweden. READ »

Guide dog not a hot ticket to disability bash

National: 7 Dec 12
A partially-sighted Swedish woman was barred from a disability conference because another attendee was allergic to her guide dog, but has retaliated by reporting the incident to Sweden's Equality Ombudsman. READ »

Football team sacked after homophobic threats

Sport: 6 Dec 12
A Swedish football club has fired all the players on its top team following complaints that players hurled homophobic remarks at members of an opposing team. READ »

The infected years: when HIV came to Sweden

Analysis & Opinion: 4 Dec 12
As Sweden marks 30 years since the first case of AIDS was diagnosed in the country, The Local's Christine Demsteader learns how Swedes have been forced to face an uncomfortable reality about the stigma surrounding those who first tested positive for HIV. READ »

Gender debate sparks UK-Sweden media spat

Society: 3 Dec 12
Claims that a gender-neutral toy catalogue proved Sweden had "lost" a generation of women sparked a fierce war of words between popular Swedish tabloid Expressen and British publication The Telegraph. READ »

Swedish toy firm drops gender roles for Xmas

Society: 24 Nov 12
Sweden's largest toy chain has revamped its catalogues this Christmas to reflect modern views on gender roles, explaining that "it is not a boy or girl thing, it's a toy for children". READ »

'A guy wearing a dress is not a sexual thing': Yohio

Lifestyle: 23 Nov 12
Swedish teen pop star Yohio sings in Japanese, dresses like Lolita, and plays guitar like Hendrix. The Local's David Landes finds out more about why most Swedes haven't heard of him – until now. READ »

'Ireland could learn a hell of a lot from Sweden'

Analysis & Opinion: 21 Nov 12
Following the death in Ireland of a woman who was refused an abortion, contributor David Duff, an Irishman currently studying in Sweden, reflects on the how Sweden differs from his homeland when it comes to gender equality. READ »

Kids with foreign parents less healthy: study

Science & Technology: 21 Nov 12
Children with one or both parents born outside of Sweden have a higher risk of poor health than their peers with Swedish parents, according to a new study from the Mid Sweden University. READ »

Group demands payout for forced sterilizations

Science & Technology: 7 Nov 12
Swedish rights organization RFSL is demanding Sweden pay damages to sex change candidates forced by law to undergo sterilization in order to qualify for gender corrective surgery. READ »

Sweden's gender wage gap persists: study

Business & Money: 7 Nov 12
Men still earn more money than women in Sweden, a country that prides itself on promoting gender equality, despite continued efforts to eradicate the wage gap, a new study shows. READ »

'Disabled' fraudster nabbed in massive scam

Business & Money: 2 Nov 12
A suspected fraudster in northern Sweden is under investigation for allegedly swindling the state out of 20 million kronor ($3 million) by claiming to be disabled, in what is being described as one of the biggest scams of its kind in recent years. READ »

Executive education: Climb the career ladder

Education: 1 Nov 12
A global classroom, an interactive learning environment and the chance to network with global peers and professionals. Boost your business acumen and professional credentials by joining the 55,000 alumni of the Kellogg Executive MBA program at WHU - Germany’s Otto Beisheim School of Management. READ »

Swedish Facebook fury over 'sexist' shop ad

Society: 29 Oct 12
A Swedish supermarket chain commercial, perceived as sexist by outraged customers, has prompted thousands of comments on the shop’s Facebook page. The shop maintains that it has not meant to offend anyone. READ »

Job programmes 'unfair' to foreign-born women

Business & Money: 23 Oct 12
Foreign-born women are treated unfairly compared to newly arrived men when it comes to programmes to help them enter the Swedish labour market, according to an inquiry submitted to the government on Tuesday. READ »

Malmö police launch hate crimes hotline

Society: 20 Oct 12
Malmö police have launched a dedicated hate crimes hotline after criticism over how victims have been treated when reporting a suspected crime. READ »

Lady detective sets honey traps to sniff out Swedish infidelity

Lifestyle: 19 Oct 12
Jane Andersson, Sweden’s very first lady detective, talks to The Local’s Rebecca Martin about stakeouts, honey trapping, and the exciting work day of a stealthy private eye. READ »

'There's more to Australia than spiders and sharks'

Analysis & Opinion: 18 Oct 12
The Australian ambassador to Sweden Paul Stephens speaks to The Local's Oliver Gee about the “outdated” image of Australia, the ongoing trial of Julian Assange, and life as the coach of an Australian rules football team in Stockholm. READ »

Court rejects transgender rape acquittal

National: 16 Oct 12
The acquittal of a man who was charged with raping a transgender woman has been overturned after an appeals court overruled a lower court''s finding that the rape was "impossible" because the victim was still biologically a man. READ »

Gender-neutral pronoun debate rocks Sweden

Analysis & Opinion: 8 Oct 12
While Swedish advocates of gender equality have found a new frontier - pushing for the gender-neutral pronoun, hen, not all experts agree it is a good idea, AFP's Camille Bas-Wohlert finds out. READ »

Swede's Jesus pics fuel Serb gay pride fury

Politics: 3 Oct 12
An exhibit of a Swedish artist's controversial photographs depicting Jesus surrounded by gay men has prompted calls to ban a gay pride festival in Serbia where Swedish Minister for European Affairs Birgitta Ohlsson is scheduled to speak. READ »

Ikea 'lacks credibility' on Saudi catalogue uproar

Analysis & Opinion: 2 Oct 12
Swedish furniture retailer Ikea made a mistake related to removing women from the version of its catalogue printed in Saudi Arabia, but not the mistake most people think, argues contributor Ruben Brunsveld. READ »

Ikea 'sorry' for erasing women in Saudi book

National: 1 Oct 12
Swedish furniture giant Ikea has apologized for removing all the women from their Saudi Arabian catalogue, following public outrage in Sweden including the EU minister slamming the action as “medieval”. READ »

Ikea 'erases' women from Saudi catalogue

Business & Money: 1 Oct 12
Swedish furniture retailer Ikea has removed out all the women from the version of the company's famed catalogue to be distributed in Saudi Arabia, prompting a stern reaction from Sweden's trade minister. READ »

Tintin comics 'too racist' for Stockholm library

Society: 25 Sep 12
Popular comic book series Tintin has been taken off the shelves at a Stockholm library after staff members slammed the portrayal of other cultures as "Afro-phobic". READ »

Housework helps men's mental health: study

Science & Technology: 20 Sep 12
Men who don’t do their fair share of domestic duties in a relationship can suffer from psychological distress, according to a new Swedish study. READ »

Sweden's first ever 'tiny' mouse deer born in zoo

Society: 17 Aug 12
A mouse deer, one of the world's smallest in the deer species, has been born at a Swedish wildlife park, after having been specially bred for conservation purposes. READ »

The Local’s Guide to Stockholm Pride 2012

Lifestyle: 31 Jul 12
As Scandinavia’s biggest Pride festival kicks off in Stockholm, contributor Salomon Rogberg takes a look at some of the highlights of the week-long celebration. READ »

'Love immigrants' need more support adjusting to life in Sweden

Analysis & Opinion: 18 Jul 12
Those who immigrate to Sweden for love can run into trouble if they become too dependent on their Swedish partners, argue Liberal Party ministers Nyamko Sabuni and Erik Ullenhag, who propose expanding the availability of society orientation courses as a first step toward improving the situation. READ »

'Topless gender experts ride free': go-kart track

Society: 17 Jul 12
Following the recent backlash from a Swedish gender official about a “sexy” sausage ad, a go-kart company in southern Sweden has offered female gender experts a free pass on the condition that they ride topless. READ »

Woman protests 'sexy' sausage ad removal

Society: 12 Jul 12
A local woman and Christian Democrat youth leader has protested the removal of a sexually-suggestive food stand advertisement in southern Sweden by taking to the streets with red lips and painted nails to deliver her own sausages. READ »

'Sexy' sausage ad causes stir in Swedish town

Business & Money: 10 Jul 12
A street vendor's advertisement featuring the full, red lips of a woman wrapped around a thick sausage has caused a stir in a southern Sweden town, leaving gender experts outraged. READ »

Transgender woman appeals rape acquittal

National: 6 Jul 12
A transgender woman who was the victim of an attempted rape has appealed a Swedish court’s decision to clear the offender of the charges after the court argued the rape was "impossible" because the victim was still biologically a man. READ »

Left Party wants men to pee sitting down

Politics: 11 Jun 12
Men who work for the Sörmland County Council in central Sweden should sit down rather than stand up when urinating in office toilets, according to a motion put forward by the local Left Party chapter. READ »

City slammed for 'special treatment' of Muslim kids

Education: 11 May 12
A Swedish school district has sparked outrage for striking a deal with local Muslim groups ensuring Muslim students can skip out on overnight class trips and Muslim girls don't have to be naked when showering at school. READ »

'Sweden isn't a socialist hell hole after all'

Analysis & Opinion: 9 May 12
Sweden can be eye-opening for any foreigner, but for American Carmen Price, it took more time than she expected in Sweden to disarm her American cultural defense mechanisms. READ »

Swedish sperm becomes 'bestseller' in China

Business & Money: 7 May 12
Swedish company Viking Genetics has been supplying the Chinese with over 100,000 doses of bull sperm over the last year and is hoping for the same this year, as the country means to double its heifer population. READ »

Gay Swedish footballer bares all for charity

National: 26 Apr 12
The bare buttocks of Anton Hysén, who last year came out as the first openly gay Swedish male footballer, have been put up for auction to raise money for a gay rights group in Russia. READ »

Mute and mutilated: black women and the cutting of the 'racist' cake

Analysis & Opinion: 20 Apr 12
The criticism surrounding the 'racist' cake controversy has so far failed to adequately explore the impact of the installation on the attitudes and predicament of black women, argue three researchers working in Sweden on issues of gender and race. READ »

Swedish boys' new hero: pram-pushing Spiderman

Society: 30 Mar 12
A new Swedish toy catalogue has reversed the traditional gender roles by showing Spiderman pushing a pram, and a young girl riding a toy racecar. READ »

Swedes launch 'sexless' web search tool

Science & Technology: 29 Mar 12
Swedish computer programmers have created a a new browser plug-in dubbed the "Henerator" which automatically changes the Swedish equivalents of "he" and "she" into the recently coined and gender-neutral pronoun "hen". READ »

'Gay-bashing' reggae star's gig put off again

Society: 28 Mar 12
Jamaican reggae singer Sizzla, who had been given the green light to perform on Wednesday night in Stockholm despite an initial cancellation, has been put off again after show promoters gave in to the backlash from the gay community. READ »

'Gay-bashing' reggae star gets his Swedish gig

Society: 28 Mar 12
Jamaican reggae singer Sizzla will perform in Stockholm on Wednesday night despite strong protests against his "anti-gay" lyrics, even though the show had initially been cancelled by promoters. READ »

Twitter storm over 'official' Swedish breasts

Society: 22 Mar 12
A Swedish woman serving as the curator of Sweden's official Twitter account has posted pictures of herself breastfeeding and whipped up an online storm just days after her takeover of the account. READ »

Reggae singer's lyrics spark Swedish outrage

Society: 19 Mar 12
Jamaican reggae singer Sizzla has been prevented from performing in Stockholm after his anti-gay lyrics have sparked outrage among Swedish music-lovers. READ »

Swedish feminists bare pits to 'reclaim the hair'

Society: 16 Mar 12
Dozens of Swedish women put their hairy armpits on display at a public square in Malmö on Thursday afternoon in a display of solidarity protesting a recent internet storm vilifying women's hirsute underarms. READ »

Court slams sex change forced sterilization clause

National: 14 Mar 12
Compulsory sterilization for people undergoing gender reassignment surgery is in breach of the European Conventionon Human Rights and the rule should therefore no longer apply, an administrative court in Sweden has ruled. READ »

'Sweden is not gender equal': minister

Society: 8 Mar 12
Sweden’s equality minister has spoken out about the lack of gender equality in Sweden, after a recent poll showed that the majority of Swedes believe the country is not gender equal. READ »

'Spank her arse' coach returns to train teens

Sport: 2 Mar 12
The Swedish floorball coach who was suspended after having used sexually suggestive materials known as "hot babes on defence" to train a team of 14-year-old boys has been allowed to return to duty after two months away. READ »

Single Swedes set for insemination go-ahead

Politics: 28 Feb 12
The Centre Party, Liberals and the Moderates want single women to have access to artificial insemination treatment, and are proposing a change to current laws despite opposition from coalition partners the Christian Democrats. READ »

Pass the 'mother cake': giving birth in Sweden

Lifestyle: 22 Feb 12
With Crown Princess Victoria's set to give birth any day now, contributor Patrick Reilly shares the linguistic perils that can accompany expat fathers' first trip to a Swedish maternity ward. READ »

Patient dies after being hit by hospital door

Science & Technology: 22 Feb 12
A patient exiting a Stockholm-area hospital has died after slamming into an automatic door. READ »

Swedish street signs axed over 'perky' breasts

Society: 22 Feb 12
Signs featuring a woman with "perky" breasts and a short skirt are set to be removed from the streets of Uppsala in eastern Sweden following a mix up that has left local officials baffled. READ »

Christian Democrats in sex change law u-turn

Politics: 18 Feb 12
The Christian Democrats have fallen into line with their Alliance coalition partners in favour of scrapping laws requiring compulsory sterilization for people undergoing gender reassignment surgery. READ »

'Being a stay-at-home mum is easier for expats'

Analysis & Opinion: 17 Feb 12
Although parenthood is never simple, US-native and parent Rebecca Ahlfeldt finds that being a stay-at-home-mum might be just that bit easier if you're an ex-pat than amid your peers at home. READ »

Ryanair slammed for 'sexist' bikini calendar

Business & Money: 17 Feb 12
After numerous complaints about a provocative Ryanair advert featuring a calendar bursting with a bevy of bikini-clad women, the discount airline has been rapped by Sweden's advertising watchdog which ruled the advert was "sexist". READ »

'My Jar Jar Binks is better than yours'

National: 17 Feb 12
From flying embryos to heroin-dealing grannies, here's a quick look at a some eyebrow-raising tidbits circulating among the big headlines in Sweden this week. Brace yourself for the first installment of Sweden's News In Brief. READ »

'Swedish needs a gender-neutral pronoun'

Analysis & Opinion: 8 Feb 12
The Swedish language is in need of a new pronoun free of preconceived notions about gender, argue a Swedish linguist and representatives from a publishing house set to release a children's book featuring the word “hen” rather than “han” (he) or hon (she). READ »

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