Gender equality and inclusion

The plan is explicitly feminist and wants that jointly owned activities lead the way as workplaces with higher standards for working environment and gender equality. A goal of at least 40 per cent female conscripts, equipment that fits female soldiers and enforced zero tolerance against harassment follow from that. The plan's total defence moreover is built on universal conscription, which presupposes that the entire population's competence is drawn upon.

• public workplaces as leadersdecisive»högre standard för till exempel arbetsmiljö och jämställdhet.« (party programme ↗)“higher standards for for example working environment and gender equality.”
• total defence on universal conscription»Vi vill se ett modernt totalförsvar byggt på allmän värnplikt« (party programme ↗)“We want to see a modern total defence built on universal conscription”
• active work against discrimination»hindra olika sorters diskriminering i samhället.« (party programme ↗)“prevent various kinds of discrimination in society.”

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The party programme establishes that social democracy is a feminist party wanting to break down male dominance, and the election manifesto wants the defence investment to be translated into more conscripts. High targets for the proportion of female conscripts, equipment suited to female soldiers and enforced zero tolerance against harassment follow from these commitments. The plan thereby speaks for the counter-proposal's requirement.

• feminist partydecisive»Med denna grundsyn är socialdemokratin ett feministiskt parti.« (party programme ↗)“With this fundamental outlook, social democracy is a feminist party.”
• more conscripts»Vi vill att ökningen ska omsättas i bland annat fler värnpliktiga, modern materiel samt förstärkt militär närvaro över hela landet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want the increase to be translated into, among other things, more conscripts, modern equipment and strengthened military presence throughout the country.”
• respect in working life»Arbetslivet ska rättvist värdera och respektera allas insatser.« (party programme ↗)“Working life shall fairly value and respect everyone's contributions.”
• gender equality reforms»I Sverige har viktiga jämställdhetsreformer som förskola och föräldraförsäkring möjliggjort kvinnors självständighet och frihet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“In Sweden, important gender equality reforms such as child care and parental insurance have enabled women's independence and freedom.”

The plan is explicitly feminist and requires that equal rights and opportunities apply regardless of gender and that all forms of discrimination be counteracted in all contexts where decisions are made. It carries a high equality target for conscripts, adapted equipment and an enforced zero tolerance for harassment. The plan at the same time assumes voluntary participation in military defence, which does not prevent demands for equal recruitment.

• feminist foundationdecisive»Miljöpartiet de gröna är ett feministiskt parti och« (party programme ↗)“The Green Party is a feminist party and”
• equal rights regardless of gender»Alla ska åtnjuta lika rättigheter och möjligheter« (party programme ↗)“Everyone should enjoy equal rights and opportunities”
• discrimination should be counteracted»Alla former av diskriminering ska motverkas.« (party programme ↗)“All forms of discrimination should be counteracted.”
• voluntariness in defence»verksamheter ska bygga på frivillighet.« (party programme ↗)“activities should be based on voluntariness.”

The party explicitly calls itself feminist and wants to break the structures that hold women back, which argues for high goals and active measures against skewed recruitment among conscripts. Moreover, the manifesto makes rapid and forceful defence rearmament a top priority, and harnessing the competence of the entire population serves that goal. The requirement for equipment and zero tolerance follows from the principle that gender should not limit anyone's opportunities.

• feminist fundamental stancedecisive»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.”
• equal-opportunity Sweden»Vi ska bygga ett jämställt Sverige med möjligheter och rättvisa för alla.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We shall build an equal-opportunity Sweden with opportunities and justice for all.”
• strengthened defence capability»Sverige ska försvaras. Vi vill rusta det militära försvaret snabbt, kraftfullt och långsiktigt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden must be defended. We want to strengthen military defence rapidly, forcefully and sustainably.”
• gender should not limit»Kön ska inte avgöra lön« (party programme ↗)“Gender should not determine pay”

The party programme establishes that a gender equality perspective shall be integrated in all relevant public decisions and that the public particularly shall lead the way through gender-equal recruitment to authorities. It supports the counter-proposal's demand for a high target for the proportion of female conscripts and active measures within the Defence Force. The election manifesto's requirement that more who are called up shall undergo military basic training points in the same direction, as does the requirement that the ban on gender discrimination be maintained everywhere.

• gender-equal recruitment in the statedecisive»Det offentliga har ett ansvar att verka för jämställd tillgång till makt och ska särskilt visa vägen genom jämställd karriärutveckling och rekrytering till myndigheter och offentligt ägda bolag.« (party programme ↗)“The public has a responsibility to work for gender-equal access to power and shall particularly lead the way through gender-equal career development and recruitment to authorities and publicly owned companies.”
• gender equality integration in decisions»Ett jämställdhetsperspektiv ska integreras i alla relevanta offentliga beslut.« (party programme ↗)“A gender equality perspective shall be integrated in all relevant public decisions.”
• broader military basic training»För att stärka Sveriges samlade försvarsförmåga ska fler vapenföra än i dag genomgå en grundläggande militär utbildning.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“To strengthen Sweden's total defense capability, more of those called up than today shall undergo basic military training.”
• against gender discrimination»Förbudet mot könsdiskriminering ska upprätthållas på alla samhällsområden.« (party programme ↗)“The ban on gender discrimination shall be maintained on all societal areas.”

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 stipulates that the gender equality perspective shall permeate all policy areas and that premises, equipment and work tasks shall be adapted to the employees' conditions, which directly supports the counter-proposal's requirement for equipment suitable for female soldiers. The plan also requires well-functioning laws against all discrimination in working life and that harassment is actively combated, which supports the requirement that zero tolerance is actually followed up. The numerical target is a means that the plan does not comment on, which is why the certainty is not higher.

• gender equality in all policy areasdecisive»Jämställdhetsperspektivet ska genomsyra alla politikområden.« (party programme ↗)“The gender equality perspective shall permeate all policy areas.”
• adapted equipment and working environment»lokaler, maskiner och utrustning, arbetsuppgifter, arbetstempo och arbetstider till de anställdas behov och förutsättningar.« (party programme ↗)“premises, machinery and equipment, work tasks, work pace and working hours to the employees' needs and conditions.”
• protection against discrimination»Väl fungerande lagar mot all diskriminering i arbetslivet ska finnas.« (party programme ↗)“Well-functioning laws against all discrimination in working life shall exist.”
• zero tolerance for harassment»Mobbning på arbetsplatsen måste aktivt bekämpas.« (party programme ↗)“Harassment at the workplace must be actively combated.”

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 gender equality perspective is built on self-determination and greater life chances, not on demands for specific outcomes for groups. A binding target for at least 40 per cent female conscripts is precisely such a target outcome and comes close to the quota the plan explicitly rejects in other contexts. That equipment shall function and that harassment shall not be tolerated does however have support in the plan, but that does not carry the main demand.

• self-empowerment over outcome targetsdecisive»Vägen till ökad jämställdhet handlar om att stärka självbestämmandet och möjligheterna till egenmakt.« (party programme ↗)“The path to increased gender equality is about strengthening self-determination and opportunities for self-empowerment.”
• no to quotas»Vi säger därför bestämt nej till storskaliga experiment med kvotering, lottning eller tvångsbussning av elever.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We therefore firmly say no to large-scale experiments with quotas, lotteries or forced bussing of students.”
• rights belong to the individual»Fri- och rättigheter tillhör individer och aldrig« (party programme ↗)“Freedoms and rights belong to individuals and never”
• zero tolerance for abuse»Våld har ingen plats i vårt samhälle.« (party programme ↗)“Violence has no place in our society.”

The plan explicitly rejects political measures aimed at equal outcomes between the sexes at group level and instead advocates formal equality without special treatment. A binding target of at least 40 per cent female conscripts is precisely such an outcomes-driven measure. Parts of the counter-proposal, such as fit-for-purpose equipment and zero tolerance for harassment, are close to the plan, but the core of the demand contradicts it.

• no outcomes-driven equalitydecisive»Riktig jämställdhet nås inte genom att vidta politiska åtgärder för att på gruppnivå skapa samma utfall mellan män och kvinnor« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Real equality is not achieved by taking political measures to create the same outcome between men and women at group level”
• prohibition on positive discrimination»Vare sig negativ eller positiv särbehandling på basis av kön, ålder, sexuell läggning, nationalitet eller födelseland skall vara tillåtet på den svenska arbetsmarknaden.« (party programme ↗)“Neither negative nor positive discrimination on the basis of sex, age, sexual orientation, nationality or place of birth shall be permitted on the Swedish labour market.”
• no special treatment based on sex»Motverka diskriminering och särbehandling p.g.a. kön« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Counter discrimination and special treatment because of sex”
• formal equality»Vi förespråkar en formell jämställdhet där varken kvinnor eller män skall särbehandlas på basis av sin könstillhörighet.« (party programme ↗)“We advocate formal equality where neither women nor men shall be specially treated on the basis of their sex.”