The US Embassy has sent a letter to Stockholm council's city planning office demanding it signs a contract confirming that it does not work to promote diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), Swedish media report.
Swedish telecom giant Ericsson has removed all references to 'diversity and inclusion' from its annual report after US President Donald Trump moved to abolish diversity, equity and inclusion programmes (DEI) in the public and private sectors.
If gender equality in company leadership progresses at the current rate, it will take until 2135 for men and women to be equally represented on top-level management teams, new figures reveal.
Sweden’s political leaders are putting the population’s well-being at risk by moving the country in a more authoritarian direction, according to a recent report.
Sweden is often lauded as being gender-equal, reflected in Swedish divorce law. But that doesn't mean that Sweden is the best place for women to get divorced, as Sarah Jefford discovered following her split three years ago.
For 24-year-old Sira Rehn, a dating app for people with mild intellectual disabilities and autism has opened up the world of online dating and a chance to find love in a safe space.
"Old ladies need more money!" a group of grey-haired women chants in front of Sweden's parliament, as their recurring protest against the country's pension system enters its 10th year.
Foreign-born women who try to leave abusive relationships in Sweden face a multitude of challenges, including the lack of a social network, threat of losing their residence permit and battle to keep their children safe. Journalist Keith Moore investigates.
This week marks the beginning of Pride festivities in the Swedish capital. The tickets sold out immediately, for the partly in-person, partly digital events.
Sweden's government has announced a nationwide plan to fight male violence against women after several recent killings of women by their current or former partners. The proposals include tougher sentences but also preventative work.
Sweden is universally thought of as an equality paradise. Economic historian Erik Bengtsson now disproves the belief that this Swedish egalitarianism is rooted in a centuries-old tradition: "Sweden used to excel in inequality."
Sweden is famous for its generous and flexible parental leave but some critics say it's enforcing traditional gender roles as fathers aren't making full use of the time they could take off with their newborns.
The Swedish Football Association was on Tuesday reported to the country's equality ombudsman, with the people behind the report saying they suspected female players were victims of "wage discrimination".
Female job applicants both ask for and receive lower salaries than their male peers in Sweden, according to a new report which also showed candidates with foreign-sounding names were typically offered lower pay.
A new index charting female economic empowerment cites Sweden as the example for other OECD countries to follow, predicting that there would be a $6 trillion boost to OECD GDP if female employment rates were boosted to match the Nordic country.
It's going to take 22 years before management teams in Swedish companies are gender equal, a new report from the non-profit, politically independent AllBright foundation showed on Monday, calling the results "worrying".
Sweden's ice hockey referees will fly the rainbow colours of the pride flag this season in an initiative designed to make the sport more inclusive and help cut out discriminatory behaviour.
To be part of a marginalized community can be hard, but people can also be marginalized within that community, write Rachel McDonald and Kabir from LGBTQIA+ student organization SFQ.
Sweden has failed to make any progress in the newest edition of a review of European LGBTI human rights, continuing in 12th place as the worst performer in Scandinavia as other countries introduce more comprehensive policies.
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.
Swedish furniture giant Ikea has been criticized after a special version of one of its catalogues featuring no women was released in Israel, echoing a similar case in Saudi Arabia from 2012.
