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Feminists step up struggle in egalitarian Sweden

Fri May 27,11:28 AM ET

STOCKHOLM (AFP) - Sweden already tops the world gender equality league, but the country's feminists, far from resting on their laurels, are stepping up the fight to put an end to what they label "the patriarchal society".

The depiction of women as sexual objects, violence against women, wage inequality and unequal access to positions of power are giving defenders of women's rights ample fuel to continue the struggle, including in the political arena.
"There is a global backlash for women and this backlash is also seen in Sweden," said Gudrun Schyman, 57, one of Sweden's most vocal politicians.

Schyman, a former leader of the ex-communist Left party, quit the party because she felt the class struggle was not going to give women equal rights.

Last month, she and other women created "Feminist Initiative", a political grouping which she plans to turn into a fully-fledged political party in September, exactly one year ahead of the next general election....