Challenging the Myth of Gender Equality in Sweden

"Is gender equality a mantra disguising other inequalities? Is it a Swedish myth which creates Sweden as the most modern nation in the world? Find out in this inspiring book!" Harriet Silius, bo Akademi University, Finland "A thought-provoking book providing a penetrating analysis of the tensions and contradictions in the notion of gender equality in Sweden, this publication is a very welcomed contribution to the literature in the field" Sara Clavero, Centre for Advancement of Women in Politics, Queen's University Belfast

Lena Martinsson is Professor in Gender Studies at the University of Gothenburg. Her research interests are intersectional, queer and postcolonial studies in relation to norms on gender equality and diversity. Gabriele Griffin Professor in the Centre for Gender Research at Uppsala University. Her research interests centre on Womens Studies as a discipline and on womens cultural production, in particular theatre. Katarina Giritli Nygren is Associate Professor in Sociology, at the Mid Sweden University. Her current research deals with normalization in different contexts.

Introduction ~ Lena Martinsson, Gabriele Griffin, Katarina Giritli-Nygren; When feminism became gender equality and antiracism turned into diversity management ~ Paulina de los Reyes; Normalization meets governmentality: Gender equality reassembled ~ Siv Fahlgren, Katarina Giritli-Nygren and Anders Johansson; Emotionally charged: Visualizations of gender equality ~ Kajsa Widegren; Gender equality under threat? Exploring the dilemmas of an ethno-nationalist political party ~ Diana Mulinari; Re-thinking gender equality and the Swedish welfare state: A view from outside ~ Gabriele Griffin; How is the myth of Swedish gender equality upheld outside of Sweden? A case study ~ Nina Lykke; What should we do instead? Gender equality projects and feminist critique ~ Angelika Sjstedt Landn and Gunilla Olofsdotter; Frictions and new figurations: What is happening to the gender equality norm? ~ Lena Martinsson.