Business support

The party programme states that policy can never be gender-blind and that the undervaluation of women's work must be broken through both direct reforms and structural changes; it requires, among other things, annual pay surveys to make discrimination visible. The election manifesto defines the party as feminist. Demands for gender equality statistics, gender equality analyses in industrial policy, and measurable targets for the distribution of state funds are applications of precisely this.

• policy cannot be gender-blinddecisive»Politiken får inte vara könsblind, lika lite« (party programme ↗)“Policy cannot be gender-blind, any more than”
• break the undervaluation of women's work»Förändringar som bryter undervärderingen av kvinnors arbete är« (party programme ↗)“Changes that break the undervaluation of women's work are”
• mapping makes discrimination visible»att genomföra årliga lönekartläggningar vilka kan bidra till att« (party programme ↗)“to carry out annual pay surveys which can help”

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The party programme makes gender equality a guiding principle: the party is feminist and requires that men and women get equal right to own livelihood and a developing work life, and growth policy should provide good conditions for entrepreneurship throughout the country. The counter-proposal's requirement for gender equality analyses, better statistics and measurable targets for the distribution of state business support follow directly from this. The plan therefore supports the requirement.

• feminist partydecisive»Med denna grundsyn är socialdemokratin ett feministiskt parti.« (party programme ↗)“With this basic view, social democracy is a feminist party.”
• equal right to own livelihood»Män och kvinnor måste få lika rätt till egen försörjning och ett utvecklande yrkesliv.« (party programme ↗)“Men and women must have equal right to own livelihood and a developing work life.”
• entrepreneurship throughout the country»förutsättningar för människors arbete, kreativitet och företagande, över hela landet.« (party programme ↗)“conditions for people's work, creativity and entrepreneurship, throughout the country.”
• gender equality as core value»Starka värderingar om jämlikhet, jämställdhet och en respekt mellan människor.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strong values about equality, gender equality and respect between people.”

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 election manifesto wants to see a society where ownership is evenly distributed between women and men, and the party programme establishes that the party is feminist and that public funds shall be distributed evenly between genders. Gender equality analyses, gender-broken-down statistics and measurable goals for the distribution of state business support are precisely such tools. The requirement for systematic statistics to illuminate discrimination points in the same direction.

• evenly distributed ownershipdecisive»Vi vill se ett samhälle där ägandet är jämnt fördelat mellan män och kvinnor, precis som ansvaret för barn och hem.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to see a society where ownership is evenly distributed between men and women, just as responsibility for children and home.”
• even distribution of public funds»De pengar som kommer idrotten och andra kultur- och fritidsaktiviteter till del måste fördelas jämnt mellan könen.« (party programme ↗)“Funds that go to sports and other cultural and recreational activities must be distributed evenly between genders.”
• feminist party»Miljöpartiet de gröna är ett feministiskt parti och det har vi varit sedan vi bildades.« (party programme ↗)“The Greens are a feminist party and we have been since we were founded.”
• systematic gender equality statistics»ta fram systematisk statistik för att belysa diskriminering och rasism i samhället.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“produce systematic statistics to illuminate discrimination and racism in society.”

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 election manifesto establishes that government risk capital shall be distributed more equally and that women's entrepreneurship shall be promoted, with reference to Sweden being ranked low in international comparisons. The counter-proposal's requirement for better statistics, gender equality analyses in business policy and measurable goals for the distribution of government funds are means for precisely that commitment. An equal Sweden with opportunities and justice for all is moreover one of the plan's main priorities.

• equal distribution of risk capitaldecisive»Sverige rankas lågt i internationella jämförelser över kvinnors företagande. Vi vill reformera trygghetssystemet så att fler kvinnor kan satsa på enreprenörskap och se till att statligt riskkapital fördelas mer jämställt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden is ranked low in international comparisons of women's entrepreneurship. We want to reform the security system so that more women can take a chance on entrepreneurship and ensure that government risk capital is distributed more equally.”
• government funds equally and nationwide»Därtill behöver det statliga riskkapitalet bli mer jämställt och nå hela landet, inte minst de utsatta områdena.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“In addition, government risk capital needs to become more equal and reach the whole country, not least disadvantaged areas.”
• promote women's entrepreneurship»Även kvinnors företagande behöver främjas, med trygghetssystem anpassade till företagares villkor och en mer jämställd fördelning av det offentliga riskkapitalet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Women's entrepreneurship also needs to be promoted, with security systems adapted to business conditions and a more equal distribution of public risk capital.”
• equality as main priority»Vi ska bygga ett jämställt Sverige med möjligheter och rättvisa för alla.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We shall build an equal Sweden with opportunities and justice for all.”

The party programme establishes that increasing women's entrepreneurship is a priority and that a gender equality perspective shall be integrated in all relevant public decisions. Better statistics, gender equality analyses in economic policy and measurable targets for the distribution of government funds are precisely such integration. The plan furthermore charges the public sector with responsibility for equal distribution of power and resources.

• increase women's entrepreneurshipdecisive»Att öka kvinnors företagande är en prioritet.« (party programme ↗)“Increasing women's entrepreneurship is a priority.”
• gender equality in all decisions»jämställdhetsperspektiv ska integreras i alla relevanta offentliga beslut.« (party programme ↗)“gender equality perspective shall be integrated in all relevant public decisions.”
• the public sector shall lead»Det offentliga har ett ansvar att verka för jämställd tillgång till makt och ska särskilt« (party programme ↗)“The public sector has a responsibility to work for equal access to power and shall particularly”
• continued gender equality work»Jämställdheten måste fortsätta gå framåt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Gender equality must continue to move forward.”

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 party programme explicitly establishes that the equality perspective shall permeate all policy areas and that proposals and decisions shall be analysed from an equality perspective to clarify the consequences for women and men. This is exactly what the counter-proposal requires from business policy. The programme furthermore gives the state responsibility for ensuring that conditions do not disadvantage enterprise in female-dominated sectors.

• equality analysis of all decisionsdecisive»Jämställdhetsperspektivet ska genomsyra alla politikområden. Det innebär att förslag och beslut ska analyseras ur ett jämställdhetsperspektiv för att klarlägga möjliga konsekvenser för kvinnor och män.« (party programme ↗)“The equality perspective shall permeate all policy areas. It means that proposals and decisions shall be analysed from an equality perspective to clarify possible consequences for women and men.”
• equivalent conditions for enterprise»Dessutom måste staten ta det övergripande ansvaret för att likvärdiga villkor ska gälla för olika företagsformer och företagande i alla delar av landet och inte missgynnar små och medelstora företag« (party programme ↗)“Furthermore, the state must take overall responsibility for ensuring that equivalent conditions apply for different business forms and enterprise in all parts of the country and do not disadvantage small and medium-sized enterprises”
• equivalent opportunities for women and men»Kvinnor och män ska ha likvärdiga förutsättningar och villkor för att kunna utveckla sin fulla potential.« (party programme ↗)“Women and men shall have equivalent conditions and opportunities to develop their full potential.”
• equality for real»JÄMSTÄLLDHET PÅ RIKTIGT« (2022 manifesto ↗)“EQUALITY FOR REAL”

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 does wish to increase economic equality, but the path there is self-reliance through self-support, not steering of public funds towards outcome targets. The programme explicitly states that both the goal and the means are greater life chances and not demands for exact or static outcomes, and that freedoms and rights belong to individuals and never to collectives. Measurable targets for equal distribution of business support therefore run counter to the plan.

• life chances, not outcome targetsdecisive»Både målet och medlet är större livschanser, inte krav på exakta eller statiska utfall.« (party programme ↗)“Both the goal and the means are greater life chances, not demands for exact or static outcomes.”
• the individual before the collective»Fri- och rättigheter tillhör individer och aldrig kollektiv« (party programme ↗)“Freedoms and rights belong to individuals and never to collectives”
• self-determination through self-support»Ökad självförsörjning ger ökad egenmakt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Increased self-support gives increased self-determination.”
• increased economic equality»Vi ska öka den ekonomiska jämställdheten« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We shall increase economic equality”

The plan explicitly establishes that real gender equality is not achieved through political measures designed to create the same outcome between men and women at the group level, but through formal equality without special treatment. The counter-proposal's requirement for gender equality analyses in business policy and measurable goals for the distribution of state funds is precisely such outcome steering. The plan therefore speaks against the requirement.

• rejects outcome equalitydecisive»Riktig jämställdhet nås inte genom att vidta politiska åtgärder för att på gruppnivå skapa samma utfall mellan män och kvinnor, utan genom att ta krafttag mot samhällsfenomen som begränsar den enskilde.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Real gender equality is not achieved by taking political measures to create the same outcome between men and women at the group level, but by taking vigorous action against social phenomena that limit the individual.”
• formal equality»förespråkar en formell jämställdhet där varken kvinnor eller män skall särbehandlas på« (party programme ↗)“advocates formal equality where neither women nor men shall be specially treated on”
• no special treatment by sex»Motverka diskriminering och särbehandling p.g.a. kön« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Counteract discrimination and special treatment because of sex”
• no positive discrimination»Vare sig negativ eller positiv särbehandling på basis av kön, ålder, sexuell läggning,« (party programme ↗)“Neither negative nor positive special treatment on the basis of sex, age, sexual orientation,”