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Zero vision for male violence against women
A zero-vision on men's violence against women: broad or targeted wording
What's at stake: The choice of wording affects which problem is framed as central: a broad zero-vision risks, according to critics, obscuring the specific problem of men's violence against women, while a targeted zero-vision also puts focus on groups such as Sami women and girls.
Case texts and AI reasoning are AI-translated from the Swedish originals; the Swedish text is authoritative.
What the vote decides
The question is whether a zero-vision in this area should be worded broadly and inclusively, as the committee favors, or specifically targeted at men's violence against women, as the motion demands.
Yes Yes — the committee proposal
The committee favors a more inclusive wording for a zero-vision in this area and rejects the motions calling for a zero-vision specifically targeted at men's violence against women.
No No — the reservations
Reservation 6 (S, MP)
A zero-vision should be worded to specifically target men's violence against women rather than a more inclusive formulation, because a broader wording obscures the overarching problem; the government should also initiate more research on violence against Sami women and girls.
Summarised from the committee report. Party labels in the summary come from the report, not from the vote.
What do the votes mean here?
Yes The committee proposal: rejecting the motions (keeping things as they are).
No Backing the counter-proposal: reservation 6 by S, MP.
Abstain The party marks a position of its own that is not one of the two final alternatives.
The decision would have gone the other way
Explicit commitments that contradicted the vote: CCenterpartiet, LLiberalerna, VVänsterpartiet
Ja 196–108Nej 140–164
Counterfactual: the parties above are moved to the position their own documents explicitly point at, carrying their whole contingent present. Every other party keeps its real figures, including dissenters and absentees.
How the AI parties would have voted
For each party: what its own plan – election manifesto and party programme – argues for in this case, next to how the party actually voted. The AI can only answer Yes or No; a party can also abstain.
| AI | Vote | Confidence | Evidence | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V | No | Yes 21/0/0/3 | differsagainst own programme | confidence: high | explicit |
| S | No | No 1/92/0/13 | match | confidence: high | explicit |
| MP | No | No 0/15/0/3 | match | confidence: high | explicit |
| C | No | Yes 21/0/0/3 | differsagainst own programme | confidence: high | explicit |
| L | No | Yes 14/0/0/2 | differsagainst own programme | confidence: high | explicit |
| KD | No | Yes 16/0/0/3 | differs | confidence: medium | derived |
| M | No | Yes 60/0/0/8 | differs | confidence: medium | derived |
| SD | Yes | Yes 63/0/0/9 | match | confidence: medium | derived |
Broke with the party line
| SKenneth G Forslund (S, Västra Götalands läns västra) | Yes — party line: No |
MPs whose vote differs from their party's majority position in this division. Marked with a dark ring in the chamber view.
Committee proposal
Parliament rejects the motions 2024/25:3022 by Fredrik Lundh Sammeli et al. (S) motion 113, 2024/25:3069 by Ardalan Shekarabi et al. (S) motion 16 and 2024/25:3072 by Ardalan Shekarabi et al. (S) motion 2.
Original (Swedish)
Riksdagen avslår motionerna 2024/25:3022 av Fredrik Lundh Sammeli m.fl. (S) yrkande 113, 2024/25:3069 av Ardalan Shekarabi m.fl. (S) yrkande 16 och 2024/25:3072 av Ardalan Shekarabi m.fl. (S) yrkande 2.
Riksdag decision: Parliament has dealt with the Government's report on an in-depth follow-up of work to prevent and combat male violence against women. The report is part of the Government's action programme to prevent and combat male violence against women, domestic violence, and honour-related violence and oppression, as well as prostitution and human trafficking. According to the action programme, the Government shall submit a report to Parliament every other year on the work to achieve the gender equality policy target of ending male violence against women. The current report describes developments during the period of the national strategy to prevent and combat male violence against women 2017–2026, with focus on 2022–2023. Parliament notes among other things that extensive work is underway to counter and stop male violence against women and domestic violence, and expresses its confidence that the Government will continue to pursue active policies and closely monitor developments in this area. Parliament filed the Government's report with the records, that is, closed the matter. Parliament also said no to the follow-up motion raised in connection with the report and approximately 30 proposals in motions from the general motion period 2024, primarily with reference to work already underway in the issues that the proposals address. The proposals concern among other things work against male violence against women and domestic violence, work against honour-related violence and oppression, and efforts regarding support and protection for those subjected to violence.
Counter-proposals
- The counter-proposal wants to strengthen violence prevention work through a national program and increase focus on violence in young people's relationships. (S, MP) — Reservation 6
Plan vs actual vote
Every party, in chamber order: what its own plan pointed to, how it voted, and the reasoning behind both. Highlighted rows are where the two differ — but a vote that follows the plan is a result too, so the reasoning is there for every party.
The plan consistently names men's violence against women as the overriding problem and requires that work against it be prioritized in line with the scope and seriousness of the crimes.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan consistently names men's violence against women as the overriding problem and requires that work against it be prioritized in line with the scope and seriousness of the crimes. A zero vision formulated precisely this way follows directly from this, while a gender-neutral formulation would obscure the power order the plan bases its analysis on. The plan also gives Sweden a particular task to strengthen indigenous peoples' rights, which bears the requirement for research on violence against Sámi women.
Original (Swedish)
Planen namnger genomgående mäns våld mot kvinnor som det överordnade problemet och kräver att arbetet mot det prioriteras i nivå med brottens omfattning och allvar. En nollvision som formuleras just så följer direkt av det, medan en könsneutral formulering skulle skymma den maktordning planen bygger sin analys på. Planen ger dessutom Sverige en särskild uppgift att stärka urfolkens rättigheter, vilket bär kravet på forskning om våld mot samiska kvinnor.
- prioritize men's violence against womendecisive»våld mot kvinnor behöver börja prioriteras på ett sätt som motsvarar« (party programme ↗)“violence against women needs to begin being prioritized in a way that matches”
- societal responsibility to stop men's violence»Vänsterpartiet vill motverka den privatisering som sker av kvinnojourernas verksamhet. Det är ett samhällsansvar att stoppa mäns våld mot kvinnor, inte en möjlighet för privata bolag att göra vinst.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Left Party wants to counteract the privatization of women's shelters. It is a societal responsibility to stop men's violence against women, not an opportunity for private companies to make profit.”
- patriarchal power patterns»Arbetet mot det patriarkala våldet behöver bygga på en förståelse för« (party programme ↗)“Work against patriarchal violence needs to be built on an understanding of”
- strengthened indigenous peoples' rights»Sverige har en särskild uppgift att stärka urfolks och« (party programme ↗)“Sweden has a particular task to strengthen indigenous peoples' and”
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 formulates the commitment as action against men's violence against women, thus exactly the gender-specific direction the counter-proposal wants the zero vision to have.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The election manifesto formulates the commitment as action against men's violence against women, thus exactly the gender-specific direction the counter-proposal wants the zero vision to have. The party programme's analysis of the gender power order as systematic hierarchy between genders gives the same conclusion: the problem must be named to be fought. The feminist principle is stated in the programme.
Original (Swedish)
Valmanifestet formulerar själv åtagandet som krafttag mot mäns våld mot kvinnor, alltså exakt den könsspecifika inriktning motförslaget vill att nollvisionen ska ha. Partiprogrammets analys av könsmaktsordningen som en systematisk över- och underordning mellan könen ger samma slutsats: problemet ska namnges för att kunna bekämpas. Den feministiska grundsynen är uttalad i programmet.
- men's violence against women is nameddecisive»Krafttag för att stoppa hedersrelaterat våld, sexualbrott och mäns våld mot kvinnor.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Action to stop honour-related violence, sexual crimes and men's violence against women.”
- the gender power order»En tydlig maktstruktur är det som kallas könsmaktsordningen, den systematiska över- och« (party programme ↗)“A clear power structure is what is called the gender power order, the systematic hierarchy between”
- feminist party»Med denna grundsyn är socialdemokratin ett feministiskt parti.« (party programme ↗)“With this principle, the Social Democrats is a feminist party.”
The plan formulates the goal explicitly as stopping men's violence against women and describes this as a structural problem in a feminist party's analysis.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan formulates the goal explicitly as stopping men's violence against women and describes this as a structural problem in a feminist party's analysis. A zero vision that is directed specifically at men's violence against women is thus the plan's own formulation, whereas a broader formulation obscures the power structure the plan points to. The requirement for more research on violence against Sami women is supported by the plan's commitment to strengthen indigenous people's rights.
Original (Swedish)
Planen formulerar målet uttryckligen som att stoppa mäns våld mot kvinnor och beskriver detta som ett strukturellt problem i ett feministiskt partis analys. En nollvision som riktas specifikt mot mäns våld mot kvinnor är därmed planens egen formulering, medan en bredare formulering skymmer den maktordning planen pekar ut. Kravet på mer forskning om våld mot samiska kvinnor stöds av planens åtagande att stärka urfolkets rättigheter.
- stop men's violence against womendecisive»Stoppa mäns våld mot kvinnor samt hedersrelaterat våld och förtryck« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Stop men's violence against women as well as honour-related violence and oppression”
- structural analysis of the violence»Mäns våld mot kvinnor är ett strukturellt och« (party programme ↗)“Men's violence against women is a structural and”
- feminist fundamental stance»Miljöpartiet de gröna är ett feministiskt parti och« (party programme ↗)“the Greens is a feminist party and”
- strengthened Sami rights»stärka nationella minoriteters och urfolket samernas rättigheter och att Sverige ska förbinda sig att följa den internationella konventionen om urfolks rättigheter (ILO 169).« (2022 manifesto ↗)“strengthen national minorities' and the Sami people's rights and that Sweden should commit to following the international convention on indigenous people's rights (ILO 169).”
The plan consistently uses precisely this gendered formulation: Sweden shall be led towards an end to men's violence against women and preventive measures against men's violence against women shall permeate society.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan consistently uses precisely this gendered formulation: Sweden shall be led towards an end to men's violence against women and preventive measures against men's violence against women shall permeate society. The counter-proposal's requirement that the zero vision is expressed specifically about men's violence against women responds directly to that commitment. The plan's feminist starting point about breaking prevailing power relations also supports the demand for more knowledge about the situation of affected women.
Original (Swedish)
Planen använder genomgående just den könade formuleringen: Sverige ska ledas mot ett slut på mäns våld mot kvinnor och förebyggande åtgärder mot mäns våld mot kvinnor ska genomsyra hela samhället. Motförslagets krav på att nollvisionen uttrycks specifikt om mäns våld mot kvinnor svarar direkt mot det åtagandet. Planens feministiska utgångspunkt om att bryta rådande maktförhållanden stödjer också kravet på mer kunskap om utsatta kvinnors situation.
- end to men's violence against womendecisive»Vi ska leda Sverige mot ett slut på mäns våld mot kvinnor. Män som slår ska inte komma undan.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We shall lead Sweden towards an end to men's violence against women. Men who hit must not go free.”
- prevention throughout society»Förebyggande åtgärder mot mäns våld mot kvinnor ska genomsyra hela samhället och män som slår ska inte komma undan.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Preventive measures against men's violence against women must permeate all of society and men who hit must not go free.”
- feminist party»Centerpartiet är ett feministiskt parti, som utmanar och bryter rådande maktförhållanden och kollektiva orättvisor.« (party programme ↗)“The Centre Party is a feminist party that challenges and breaks prevailing power relations and collective injustices.”
- scale of the problem»Män utsätter tiotusentals kvinnor för våld varje år.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Tens of thousands of women are subjected to violence by men every year.”
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 formulates the goal in the precise gender-specific terms the counter-proposal wants to see: men's violence against women shall cease.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan formulates the goal in the precise gender-specific terms the counter-proposal wants to see: men's violence against women shall cease. The party programme motivates that direction with men's violence and oppression of women being the most extreme expression of women's vulnerability and the insight that unfreedom particularly affects girls and women makes the party feminist. A broader, gender-neutral formulation would obscure precisely that commitment. The plan also values the Sami people's standing as indigenous, which supports the requirement for more knowledge about violence against Sami women.
Original (Swedish)
Planen formulerar målet i exakt de könsspecifika termer motförslaget vill se: mäns våld mot kvinnor ska upphöra. Partiprogrammet motiverar den inriktningen med att mäns våld och förtryck mot kvinnor är det mest extrema uttrycket för kvinnors utsatthet och att insikten om att ofriheten särskilt drabbar flickor och kvinnor gör partiet feministiskt. En bredare, könsneutral formulering skulle skymma just det åtagandet. Planen värnar också samernas ställning som urfolk, vilket stödjer kravet på mer kunskap om våld mot samiska kvinnor.
- men's violence against women shall ceasedecisive»Mäns våld mot kvinnor ska upphöra.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Men's violence against women shall cease.”
- men's violence as ultimate expression»Mäns våld och förtryck mot kvinnor är det mest extrema uttrycket för kvinnors utsatthet och har« (party programme ↗)“Men's violence and oppression of women is the most extreme expression of women's vulnerability and”
- feminist party»kvinnor och att dessa maktstrukturer måste brytas gör Liberalerna till ett feministiskt parti.« (party programme ↗)“women and that these power structures must be broken makes Liberals a feminist party.”
- Sami people's standing as indigenous»minoriteter och samernas ställning som urfolk ska upprätthållas.« (party programme ↗)“minorities and the Sami people's standing as indigenous shall be upheld.”
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 uses precisely the limited formulation: men's violence against women is described as the ultimate expression of lack of gender equality, and legislation should mark that violence against women is a serious crime.
Plan documents: party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The party programme uses precisely the limited formulation: men's violence against women is described as the ultimate expression of lack of gender equality, and legislation should mark that violence against women is a serious crime. This speaks for a zero vision expressed specifically on men's violence against women rather than more broadly. The plan also requires support and protection for all victims of violence, which qualifies but does not overturn the specific focus.
Original (Swedish)
Partiprogrammet använder just den avgränsade formuleringen: mäns våld mot kvinnor beskrivs som det yttersta uttrycket för brist på jämställdhet, och lagstiftningen ska markera att våld mot kvinnor är ett allvarligt brott. Det talar för att en nollvision uttrycks specifikt om mäns våld mot kvinnor snarare än bredare. Planen kräver samtidigt stöd och skydd för alla våldsutsatta, vilket kvalificerar men inte upphäver den specifika inriktningen.
- men's violence against women nameddecisive»Mäns våld mot kvinnor är det yttersta uttrycket för brist på jämställdhet.« (party programme ↗)“Men's violence against women is the ultimate expression of lack of gender equality.”
- violence against women marked in law»I lagstiftningen måste markeras att våld mot kvinnor är ett allvarligt brott.« (party programme ↗)“In legislation must be marked that violence against women is a serious crime.”
- support regardless of gender»Kvinnor, män och barn som utsatts för våld i en nära relation ska ges adekvat stöd och skydd.« (party programme ↗)“Women, men and children who have been subjected to violence in a close relationship shall be given adequate support and protection.”
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 itself formulates the goal in gender-specific terms: a separate section states that violence by men against women shall be stopped, and the party programme points out violence against women and children as what shall be combated with great determination.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan itself formulates the goal in gender-specific terms: a separate section states that violence by men against women shall be stopped, and the party programme points out violence against women and children as what shall be combated with great determination. The counter-proposal's demand that the zero vision should target precisely men's violence against women therefore follows the plan's own problem formulation. The plan therefore supports the demand in substance.
Original (Swedish)
Planen formulerar själv målet könsspecifikt: ett eget avsnitt slår fast att mäns våld mot kvinnor ska stoppas, och partiprogrammet pekar ut våldet mot kvinnor och barn som det som ska bekämpas med stor bestämdhet. Motförslagets krav på att nollvisionen ska ta sikte just på mäns våld mot kvinnor följer därmed planens egen problemformulering. Planen stöder därför kravet i sak.
- men's violence against women in focusdecisive»Vi ska stoppa mäns våld mot kvinnor« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We shall stop men's violence against women”
- violence against women and children»Det våld som inte minst riktas mot« (party programme ↗)“The violence that is directed especially against”
- tough measures against intimate violence»Ändra i lagen så att mord i nära relation alltid leder till livstids fängelse« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Change the law so that murder in close relationship always leads to life imprisonment”
- fatal violence against women»Elva kvinnor misstänks ha blivit mördade under årets första månader.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Eleven women are suspected of having been murdered during the first months of the year.”
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 wants to shape a policy that eases life for both men and women and determines that real equality is not achieved through measures at the group level but through action against the phenomena that constrain the individual.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan wants to shape a policy that eases life for both men and women and determines that real equality is not achieved through measures at the group level but through action against the phenomena that constrain the individual. The party programme explicitly rejects explanations based on an oppressive male-dominated power structure, and the plan emphasizes that boys and adults are also affected by honour-based abuse. A zero vision formulated only as men's violence against women is therefore not in line with the plan.
Original (Swedish)
Planen vill utforma en politik som underlättar tillvaron för män såväl som kvinnor och slår fast att riktig jämställdhet inte nås genom åtgärder på gruppnivå utan genom krafttag mot de fenomen som begränsar den enskilde. Partiprogrammet avvisar uttryckligen förklaringar byggda på en förtryckande könsmaktsordning, och planen framhåller att även pojkar och vuxna drabbas av hedersförtryck. En nollvision formulerad enbart som mäns våld mot kvinnor ligger därför inte i linje med planen.
- policy for both men and womendecisive»Sverigedemokraterna vill arbeta mot diskriminering och särbehandling, värna valfrihet, säkra likhet inför lagen och utforma en politik som underlättar tillvaron för män såväl som kvinnor i de livssituationer som de själva valt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden Democrats want to work against discrimination and unequal treatment, protect freedom of choice, ensure equality before the law and shape a policy that eases life for both men and women in the life situations they themselves have chosen.”
- individual before group level»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 equality is not achieved by taking political measures to create the same outcomes at the group level between men and women, but by taking action against social phenomena that constrain the individual.”
- rejects male-dominated power structure»ett utslag av diskriminering eller resultatet av en förtryckande könsmaktsordning« (party programme ↗)“a manifestation of discrimination or the result of an oppressive male-dominated power structure”
- boys are also victims»Även pojkar och vuxna drabbas av hedersförtryck.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Boys and adults are also affected by honour-based abuse.”
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Sources and documents
- The committee report on riksdagen.se (2024/25:AU9)
- Committee report full text (HC01AU9)
- Per-MP voting data (API)
- Case status (API)
Documents under consideration
- Motion 2024/25:1389 — Familjerätt av Mikael Eskilandersson m.fl. (SD)
- Motion 2024/25:1412 — Jämställdhet och diskriminering av Michael Rubbestad m.fl. (SD)
- Motion 2024/25:1413 — Krafttag mot hedersrelaterat våld och förtryck av Sara Gille m.fl. (SD)
- Motion 2024/25:1414 — Mäns våld mot kvinnor och våld i nära relationer av Michael Rubbestad m.fl. (SD)
- Motion 2024/25:1574 — Mäns våld mot kvinnor av Åsa Karlsson och Björn Wiechel (båda S)
- Motion 2024/25:1754 — Politik för samer av Jan Riise m.fl. (MP)
- Motion 2024/25:1925 — Mäns våld mot kvinnor och andra former av våld i nära relationer av Maj Karlsson m.fl. (V)
- Motion 2024/25:1972 — Hedersförtryck mot unga hbtqi-personer av Fredrik Saweståhl (M)
- Motion 2024/25:2091 — Återförande av barn som förts utomlands av Noria Manouchi (M)
- Motion 2024/25:3022 — Utgiftsområde 9 Hälsovård, sjukvård och social omsorg av Fredrik Lundh Sammeli m.fl. (S)
- Motion 2024/25:3069 — Jämställdhet och mäns våld mot kvinnor av Ardalan Shekarabi m.fl. (S)
- Motion 2024/25:3072 — Utgiftsområde 13 Integration och jämställdhet av Ardalan Shekarabi m.fl. (S)
- Motion 2024/25:3073 — Familjerätt av Jennie Nilsson m.fl. (S)
- Motion 2024/25:3111 — Utgiftsområde 4 Rättsväsendet av Teresa Carvalho m.fl. (S)
- Motion 2024/25:3157 — Ett jämställt samhälle av Helena Vilhelmsson m.fl. (C)
- Motion 2024/25:3307 — med anledning av skr. 2024/25:69 Fördjupad uppföljning av arbetet med att förebygga och bekämpa mäns våld mot kvinnor av Janine Alm Ericson m.fl. (MP)
- Motion 2024/25:421 — Åtgärder för att förebygga hedersbrott och stötta utsatta av Markus Wiechel (SD)
- Motion 2024/25:898 — Kraftsamling mot mäns våld mot kvinnor av Magnus Manhammar (S)
- Regeringens skrivelse 2024/25:69 — Fördjupad uppföljning av arbetet med att förebygga och bekämpa mäns våld mot kvinnor
Source: The Swedish Parliament