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“The Swedish government is the first government in the world [that] declared itself a feminist government in 2014. It is a feminist government with a feminist foreign policy. And the idea behind this is, of course, that women and men should have the same power to shape society and their own lives. I think this was a bit ridiculed in the beginning… but I think the laughing has stopped.”<\/p>
“Women also need to be pushed a bit more. We need to be a bit more emboldened. Go for the positions. The head of personnel at the ministry said if we put out an advertisement for a job and you need five criteria, the woman says, ‘Oh I only have four. I can’t apply’ and the guy looked at it from a distance and said, ‘That’s me. I fit two. I’m going for it.”<\/p>
“It’s really important that we … stress equality between men and women and show why it is important… We have to show the results that we can achieve.”<\/p>
“It’s important to show role models to show that women, of course, can do just as good as men. It should never matter if you are a\u00a0man or a woman at your job. If you can do it, you can do it.”<\/p>
“I think women need to be a bit more bold. Be bold.”<\/p><\/blockquote>
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