Challenging the Myth of Gender Equality in Sweden / / ed. by Lena Martinsson, Gabriele Griffin, Katarina Giritli Nygren.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Bristol UP/Policy Press Complete eBook-Package 2016
• MitwirkendeR: Fahlgren, Siv,; Griffin, Gabriele,; Johansson, Anders,; Landén, Angelika Sjöstedt,; Lykke, Nina,; Martinsson, Lena,; Mulinari, Diana,; Nygren, Katarina Giritli,; Olofsdotter, Gunilla,; Widegren, Kajsa,; de los Reyes, Paulina,
• HerausgeberIn: Giritli Nygren, Katarina,; Griffin, Gabriele,; Martinsson, Lena,
• Place / Publishing House: Bristol : : Policy Press, , [2016]; ©2016
• Year of Publication: 2016
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (232 p.) :; 3 Black and White

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.

Table of Contents

Front Matter -- Contents -- List of figures and tables -- Notes on contributors -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction: challenging the myth of gender equality in Sweden -- When feminism became gender equality and anti-racism turned into diversity management -- Normalisation meets governmentality: gender equality reassembled -- Emotionally charged: parental leave and gender equality, at the surface of the skin -- Rethinking gender equality and the Swedish welfare state: a view from outside -- How is the myth of Swedish gender equality upheld outside Sweden? A case study -- Gender equality under threat? Exploring the paradoxes of an ethnonationalist political party -- ‘What should we do instead?’ Gender-equality projects and feminist critique -- Frictions and figurations: gender-equality norms meet activism -- Afterword: rethinking gender equality -- Index