Gender-equal economy

The plan directly links women's economic independence to a well-developed welfare system: functioning childcare and elder care are prerequisites for women to be able to work for wages, and cuts hit particularly hard against women-dominated occupations. The counter-proposal's demand for continued work for women's economic freedom with a strong welfare system as the foundation is exactly this commitment. The position thus follows directly from the plan.

• welfare enables women's workdecisive»En fungerande välfärd, så som bra förskola och trygg äldreomsorg, är också en förutsättning för att många kvinnor ska kunna lönearbeta istället för att göra traditionellt hemarbete.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“A functioning welfare system, such as good childcare and secure elder care, is also a prerequisite for many women to be able to work for wages instead of doing traditional household work.”
• care enables economic independence»Att barn- och äldreomsorgen fungerar bra är« (party programme ↗)“That childcare and elder care work well is”
• cuts harm women»Eftersom välfärdsyrkena är kvinnodominerade så slår neddragningarna särskilt hårt mot kvinnors arbetsvillkor och möjlighet till makt och inflytande.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Because welfare occupations are female-dominated, cuts hit particularly hard against women's working conditions and opportunity for power and influence.”
• economic independence»Starkare ekonomisk självständighet gör att var och en kan organisera« (party programme ↗)“Stronger economic independence makes it possible for each person to organize”

The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.

The plan requires equal pay for equivalent work and wants to abolish the patriarchal order, and particularly points out that expanded child and elder care is what has made women's work and independence possible. It explicitly rejects proposals that confine women to the home. The counter-proposal's demand for continued work on women's economic freedom with strong welfare is thus the plan's own line.

• equal pay for equivalent workdecisive»Lika lön för likvärdigt arbete.« (party programme ↗)“Equal pay for equivalent work.”
• welfare enables women's work»I Sverige har viktiga jämställdhetsreformer som förskola och föräldraförsäkring möjliggjort kvinnors självständighet och frihet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“In Sweden, important gender equality reforms such as pre-school and parental insurance have made women's independence and freedom possible.”
• women in work, not at home»Fler insatser krävs för att utlandsfödda kvinnor ska komma i arbete och vi säger nej till alla förslag om vårdnadsbidrag eller barnomsorgspeng, som låser fast utlandsfödda kvinnor i hemmet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“More efforts are needed so that foreign-born women get into work and we say no to all proposals for child allowances or childcare allowances, which confine foreign-born women to the home.”
• abolished patriarchal order»Avskaffad könsmaktsordning.« (party programme ↗)“Abolished patriarchal order.”

The plan explicitly demands higher wages in female-dominated professions, a revaluation of these professions and that women's lifetime earnings match men's. It also links equality to strong shared welfare and women's establishment in the labor market. The counter-proposal's demand for continued vigorous work for women's economic freedom and a well-developed welfare is thus the plan's own line.

• raised women's wagesdecisive»höja lönerna i kvinnodominerade yrken till samma nivåer som i mansdominerade yrken med motsvarande ansvar och utbildningskrav.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“raise wages in female-dominated professions to the same levels as in male-dominated professions with corresponding responsibility and educational requirements.”
• equal lifetime earnings»I vårt nya gröna folkhem kan kvinnor leva gott på ålderns höst när livsinkomsterna matchar männens.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“In our new green people's home, women can live well in old age when lifetime earnings match men's.”
• unequal economy must go»Lönegap, höga sjukskrivningstal inom kvinnodominerade yrken och ett ofta orättvist« (party programme ↗)“Wage gap, high sick leave rates in female-dominated professions and often unjust”
• women's establishment»stärk utrikesfödda kvinnors etablering genom SFI kombinerad med praktik och yrkesutbildning och jämställda insatser från arbetsförmedlingen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“strengthen foreign-born women's establishment through Swedish for immigrants combined with internship and vocational training and equal efforts from the employment service.”

The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.

The election manifesto explicitly promises to lead Sweden toward greater economic equality, raise the status of female-dominated professions and improve working conditions in the public sector. It also wants to make preschool and after-school activities accessible to all precisely to strengthen equality and get more women into work. The counter-proposal's requirement for continued strong work for women's economic freedom with well-functioning childcare and elderly care is the same commitment.

• economic equalitydecisive»Vi ska dessutom leda Sverige till större ekonomisk jämställdhet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We shall furthermore lead Sweden toward greater economic equality.”
• raise the status of female professions»Vi vill uppvärdera statusen för kvinnodominerande yrken och förbättra arbetsvillkoren inom offentlig sektor, bland annat genom karriärtjänster och rätt till kompetensutveckling.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to raise the status of female-dominated professions and improve working conditions within the public sector, including through career paths and the right to skills development.”
• accessible childcare»Vi vill göra förskola och fritidsverksamhet tillgänglig för alla, utan att dessa kostnader drabbar kommunerna, för att underlätta integrationen, stärka jämställdheten och ge varje barn en chans att utvecklas tillsammans med pedagoger och andra barn.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to make preschool and after-school activities accessible to all, without these costs falling on the municipalities, to facilitate integration, strengthen equality and give every child a chance to develop together with educators and other children.”
• more women in the workforce»Vi vill modernisera föräldraförsäkringen så att fler kvinnor kan komma i arbete och göra karriär« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to modernise the parental insurance system so that more women can enter the workforce and make a career”

The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.

The party programme establishes that the difference in economic power between women and men is a central equality question and that child and elderly care of high quality are central to both women and men being able to work for pay. The election manifesto wishes to increase pressure on employers to offer equal wages and terms. The counter-proposal's requirement for continued vigorous work for women's economic freedom and well-developed care thus follows the plan.

• economic equalitydecisive»Skillnaden i ekonomisk makt mellan kvinnor och män är en central jämställdhetsfråga.« (party programme ↗)“The difference in economic power between women and men is a central equality question.”
• care enables employment»Välfärdstjänster som barn- och äldreomsorg av hög kvalitet är centrala för att både kvinnor och män ska kunna förvärvsarbeta.« (party programme ↗)“Welfare services such as child and elderly care of high quality are central to both women and men being able to work for pay.”
• equal wages and terms»Vi vill öka trycket på arbetsgivare att erbjuda jämställda löner och villkor, och sänka skatten på sparande så att fler kan bygga upp en buffert.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to increase pressure on employers to offer equal wages and terms, and lower the tax on savings so that more can build up a buffer.”
• women's wage careers»Arbetsgivare i offentligt finansierad verksamhet ska vara förebilder i att motverka ofrivillig deltid, något som särskilt drabbar kvinnor, och förbättra möjligheterna till lönekarriär i kvalificerade kvinnodominerade yrken som lärare, sjuksköterska och socialsekreterare.« (party programme ↗)“Employers in publicly funded activities shall be models in counteracting involuntary part-time work, something that especially affects women, and improve opportunities for wage careers in qualified female-dominated professions such as teacher, nurse and social worker.”

The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.

The plan defines equality as people regardless of gender having power to shape their lives and requires that the principle of equal pay for equivalent work is upheld and that female-dominated professions are valued equally highly. The counter-proposal's demands for continued work for women's economic freedom and for a well-developed child and elderly care align with this. The plan emphasizes at the same time that support for families with children should make it possible to prioritize time with children, which is a limit to how the goal may be achieved.

• power to shape one's own lifedecisive»Jämställdhet är att människor, oavsett kön, har makt att« (party programme ↗)“Equality is that people, regardless of gender, have power to”
• equal pay for equivalent work»Principen om lika lön för likvärdigt arbete är grundläggande och ska« (party programme ↗)“The principle of equal pay for equivalent work is fundamental and shall”
• upgrade female-dominated professions»yrkesområden som vård, omsorg och undervisning ska värderas lika högt som traditionellt« (party programme ↗)“professional areas such as care, social services and education shall be valued equally highly as traditionally”
• choice for families with children»Det offentligas stöd till barnfamiljer ska vara så utformat att det blir ekonomiskt möjligt för« (party programme ↗)“Public support for families with children shall be designed so that it becomes financially possible for”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan has its own section on increased economic equality and states that increased self-sufficiency gives increased empowerment, with concrete commitments to reduce involuntary part-time work, fewer split shifts and more flexible parental leave. It is precisely women's career opportunities and participation in the labour market that the counter-proposal wants to strengthen. The plan however does not share the premise that expanded welfare in itself is the answer.

• self-sufficiency gives empowermentdecisive»Ökad självförsörjning ger ökad egenmakt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Increased self-sufficiency gives increased empowerment.”
• reduced involuntary part-time work»Minska det ofrivilliga deltidsarbetet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Reduce involuntary part-time work”
• more flexible parental leave»Öka flexibiliteten i föräldraförsäkringen och göra fler dagar till dubbeldagar« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Increase flexibility in parental leave insurance and make more days double days”
• women's labour market participation»Kvinnor i Sverige förvärvsarbetar fortfarande i lägre utsträckning än män och är sjukskrivna i högre utsträckning.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Women in Sweden are still in the labour force to a lesser extent than men and are on sick leave to a greater extent.”

The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.

The plan establishes that both cultural norms and benefit systems that tend to lock women into the home should be combated, and wants to improve status and working conditions in female-dominated professions. This is in substance what the counter-proposal demands for women's economic self-determination and labour market participation. The plan however rejects measures aimed at the same outcome at group level, which limits the support.

• women's labour market participationdecisive»Både kulturella normer och bidragssystem som tenderar att låsa kvinnor till hemmet ska motverkas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Both cultural norms and benefit systems that tend to lock women into the home should be combated.”
• better conditions in female professions»Förbättra status, arbetsvillkor samt öka företagshälsovård i kvinnodominerade yrken« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Improve status, working conditions and increase workplace health and safety in female-dominated professions”
• no to outcome steering»Riktig jämställdhet nås inte genom att vidta politiska åtgärder för att på gruppnivå skapa samma utfall mellan män och kvinnor« (2022 manifesto ↗)“True equality is not achieved by taking political measures to create the same outcome at group level between men and women”
• no to EU-governed wage formation»Men den svenska modellen hotas för närvarande av förslag från EU om gemensamma regler för lönebildning, arbetslöshetsersättning och det sociala skyddsnätet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“But the Swedish model is currently threatened by proposals from the EU on common rules for wage formation, unemployment insurance and the social safety net.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.