Equal and Equitable Public Transport

The plan demands feminist urban planning that identifies and addresses unsafe routes and places to increase women's freedom, and wants to expand public transport and make it cheaper and more accessible throughout the country. Men's violence against women is described as a structural social problem that should shape, among other things, urban planning. To actively promote more equal use of public transport is thus directly in line with the plan.

• address unsafe placesdecisive»innebär att identifiera och åtgärda otrygga stråk och platser, kan problemen minska och kvinnors frihet öka« (party programme ↗)“means identifying and addressing unsafe routes and places, the problems can be reduced and women's freedom can increase”
• expanded accessible public transport»behöver även kollektivtrafiken byggas ut och göras billigare och mer tillgänglig i hela landet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“also public transport needs to be expanded and made cheaper and more accessible throughout the country”
• structural gender-related violence»Mäns våld mot kvinnor är ett strukturellt samhällsproblem.« (party programme ↗)“Men's violence against women is a structural social problem.”
• women's vulnerability to violence»Om du är kvinna löper du högre risk att bli utsatt för våld av någon som du lever i en nära relation med« (2022 manifesto ↗)“If you are a woman, you have a higher risk of becoming a victim of violence from someone you live in a close relationship with”

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 is feminist and demands vigorous action against men's violence against women, whilst safety in public spaces and streets is counted as part of welfare policy. It also wants to reform transport systems towards more public transport. To actively promote a more equal and safe use of public transport follows from these commitments, even though the plan does not express itself on public transport's equality perspective.

• against men's violence against womendecisive»Krafttag för att stoppa hedersrelaterat våld, sexualbrott och mäns våld mot kvinnor.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Vigorous action to stop honour-related violence, sexual offences and men's violence against women.”
• safety in public space»Till välfärdspolitiken hör också tryggheten på gator och torg och i det egna hemmet.« (party programme ↗)“To welfare policy also belongs safety in public spaces and streets and in one's own home.”
• feminist party»Med denna grundsyn är socialdemokratin ett feministiskt parti.« (party programme ↗)“With this basic stance, social democracy is a feminist party.”
• more public transport»Transportsystemen ska läggas om för mer gång-, cykel- och kollektivtrafik och så att« (party programme ↗)“Transport systems shall be reformed towards more walking, cycling and public transport and so that”

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 expand public transport throughout the country and make it cheaper, and it is explicitly feminist with the requirement that women shall be able to live their lives in safety. Active work for equal use of public transport, including safety from gender-related violence in public spaces, follows from these two commitments together. Just public transport's gender equality is not mentioned, so the conclusion is derived.

• expanded public transportdecisive»bygga ut kollektivtrafiken i hela landet, och gör det billigare att åka buss och tåg, särskilt för unga och pensionärer« (2022 manifesto ↗)“expand public transport throughout the country, and make it cheaper to take buses and trains, especially for young people and pensioners”
• women's safety»Kvinnor ska kunna leva sina liv i trygghet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Women shall be able to live their lives in safety”
• feminist fundamental outlook»Miljöpartiet de gröna är ett feministiskt parti och« (party programme ↗)“The Greens is a feminist party and”
• break gender segregation»Sverige är ett av världens mest jämställda länder« (party programme ↗)“Sweden is one of the world's most equal countries”

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's main prioritization of strengthening women's security and agency bears the outcome: insecurity in public space and smaller labour market regions for women are precisely such obstacles the plan wants to remove. The plan also wants it to be easy to drop the car for public transport and that preventive work against men's violence should permeate the whole society. That actively promoting a more equal use of public transport thereby lies in line with the plan.

• women's security and agencydecisive»Vi ska bygga ett jämställt Sverige med möjligheter och rättvisa för alla. Vi ska stärka kvinnors trygghet och egenmakt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We shall build an equal Sweden with opportunities and justice for all. We shall strengthen women's security and agency.”
• women's access to labour market»Sverige blir rikare och ett bättre land att leva i när fler kvinnor jobbar och inte hindras från att nå sin fulla potential.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden becomes richer and a better country to live in when more women work and are not prevented from reaching their full potential.”
• prevention of men's violence»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 should permeate the whole society and men who hit should not get away with it.”
• attractive public transport»Det ska dessutom vara smidigt att välja bort bilen till förmån för tåg, buss, båt och cykel.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Moreover it should be easy to drop the car in favour of train, bus, boat and bicycle.”

The plan requires that women be safe both at home and in public and that all gender-related violence be prevented, while women and men shall have equal conditions to work and make careers. Public transport must also be accessible. To actively promote a more equal and safe use of public transport therefore follows from the plan's commitments.

• women's safety in publicdecisive»Kvinnor ska vara trygga både hemma och ute.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Women shall be safe both at home and in public.”
• equal conditions to work»Kvinnor och män ska ha samma förutsättningar att utbilda sig,« (party programme ↗)“Women and men shall have equal conditions to educate themselves,”
• prevent gender-related violence»Alla former av våld i relationer och könsrelaterat våld ska förebyggas.« (party programme ↗)“All forms of violence in intimate relations and gender-related violence shall be prevented.”
• accessible public transport»Sverige ska vara ett tillgängligt land. Den offentliga miljön, inklusive kollektivtrafiken, ska vara tillgänglig.« (party programme ↗)“Sweden shall be an accessible country. The public environment, including public transport, shall be accessible.”

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 requires that the gender equality perspective permeate all policy areas and highlights public transport as crucial for expanded labor market regions. It sees men's violence against women as the ultimate expression of inadequate gender equality and wants to stimulate security work within public transport. To actively promote more equal and secure public transportation thus follows from the plan.

• gender equality in all policydecisive»Jämställdhetsperspektivet ska genomsyra alla politikområden.« (party programme ↗)“Gender equality perspective must permeate all policy areas.”
• expanded labor market regions»En väl utvecklad kollektivtrafik är av största betydelse för ökat bostadsbyggande, utvidgade arbetsmarknadsregioner« (party programme ↗)“Well-developed public transport is of greatest importance for increased housing construction, expanded labor market regions”
• men's violence against women»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.”
• security work in public transport»Övergång till miljövänliga drivmedel, säkerhetsarbete samt service- och kvalitetsutveckling inom kollektivtrafiken ska stimuleras.« (party programme ↗)“Transition to environmentally friendly fuels, security work and service and quality development within public transport must be stimulated.”

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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 takes the insecurity in public space seriously and particularly points out poorly lit places and investments in safe outdoor environments as one of the most important measures for outdoor security. It also wants more women to be gainfully employed and combats violence against women by men. That bears the counter-proposal's demand to actively promote more equal and safe use of public transport.

• insecurity in public spacedecisive»Många känner sig otrygga utomhus under kvällstid på grund av dåligt belysta och mörka platser.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Many feel insecure outdoors during evening due to poorly lit and dark places.”
• safe outdoor environments»Satsa på trygga utemiljöer, där en viktig del är att lysa upp obelysta platser runtom i Sverige« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Invest in safe outdoor environments, where an important part is to light up unlit places around Sweden”
• women's labor market»Kvinnor i Sverige förvärvsarbetar fortfarande i lägre utsträckning än män och är sjukskrivna i högre utsträckning.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Women in Sweden still work for pay to a lower extent than men and are on sick leave to a higher extent.”
• stop violence against women by men»Vi ska stoppa mäns våld mot kvinnor« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We shall stop violence against women by men”

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 notes that women are particularly exposed to insecurity in public spaces and that insecurity causes many to avoid public transport, and wants to take action against the social phenomena that limit the individual. The counter-proposal's requirement to actively promote more equal use of public transport, with insecurity as the reason, thus rests on the same commitments. The plan is silent on the committee's reasoning that ongoing government work already has high priority.

• women's insecurity in public spacedecisive»Kvinnor är särskilt utsatta för den växande otryggheten i den offentliga miljön, för våld i hemmet och för sexualbrott.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Women are particularly exposed to the growing insecurity in public space, to violence in the home and to sex crimes.”
• insecurity in public transport»I takt med att otryggheten vuxit i städer och många drar sig för att åka kollektivt eller promenera under vissa tider på dygnet, är bilen dessutom ofta det färdsätt som upplevs som tryggast.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“As insecurity has grown in cities and many avoid public transport or walking at certain times of day, the car is moreover often the transport that feels safest.”
• action against limiting phenomena»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 ↗)“True equality is not achieved by taking political action to create the same outcome between men and women at group level, but by taking action against social phenomena that limit the individual.”
• fight against violence»Stärka kampen mot våld och överfall« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen the fight against violence and assault”

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.