Sweden: From proactive policies to anti-discrimination law

A shift from politics to law, inefficient enforcement tools, and dislodgment from action to information as well as criticism of gender equality from various angles have all had an impact on the law’s ability to contribute to the achievement of gender equality in Sweden. It is not primarily through anti-discrimination legislation and litigation that gender equality has been achieved in Sweden, and such an approach will probably not be the main strategy in the future. Still, we have to continue to improve the protection provided to victims of individual discrimination and harassment. The Swedish case shows how the individual’s right to access to justice can be undermined in a context where state bodies – such as the Ombudsman – are given wide discretionary powers to promote equality as a collective public interest.

Svenaeus, Lena (author)
Svensson, Eva-Maria,1958Gothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Juridiska institutionen,Department of Law,Department of Law, School of Business, Economics, and Law, University of Gothenburg, Sweden(Swepub:gu)xsveev (author)
Umeå universitetJuridiska institutionen (creator_code:org_t)

In:Nordic Equality and Anti-Discrimination Laws in the Throes of Change Legal developments in Sweden, Finland, Norway, and IcelandLondon : Routledge97810320012589781003172840

By the author/editor: Gunnarsson, Åsa, ...; Svenaeus, Lena; Svensson, Eva-Ma ...

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