Social Democratic Women in Sweden
The Social Democratic Women in Sweden (Swedish: Sveriges socialdemokratiska kvinnoförbund [ˈsvæ̌rjɛs sʊsɪˈɑ̂ːldɛmʊˌkrɑːtɪska ˈkvɪ̂nːʊfœrˌbɵnd]), or simply "S-women" (S-kvinnor [ˈɛ̂sːˌkvɪnːʊr] ), is the women's wing of the Swedish Social Democratic Party.
Sveriges socialdemokratiska kvinnoförbund | |
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| Formation | 1920 |
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| Type | Women's wing |
| Headquarters | Stockholm, Sweden |
Official language | Swedish |
Secretary General | Nina Unesi |
Chairperson | Annika Strandhäll |
Parent organization | Swedish Social Democratic Party |
| Affiliations | Swedish Social Democratic Party |
It was established in 1920 by representatives from 120 local Social Democratic women’s clubs from all over Sweden. At the time of its foundation, there had been local women's clubs of the Party since the foundation of the Stockholms allmänna kvinnoklubb in 1892, but there was no national women's club. The most important reason for the funding of a national women’s league was to promote and activate women politically, as well as to acquire access to power and provide a political power base for women.
Its chairperson, since October 2021, is Annika Strandhäll.[1]
Chairpersons
edit- Signe Vessman, 1920–1936
- Disa Västberg, 1936–1952
- Inga Thorsson, 1952–1964
- Lisa Mattson, 1964–1981
- Maj-Lis Lööw, 1981–1990
- Margareta Winberg, 1990–1995
- Inger Segelström, 1995–2003
- Nalin Pekgul, 2003–2011
- Lena Sommestad, 2011–2013
- Carina Ohlsson, 2013–2021[2]
- Annika Strandhäll, 2021–present
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Annika Strandhäll ny ordförande för S-kvinnor" (in Swedish). Swedish Television. 2 October 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
- ^ "Carina Ohlsson ny ordförande för S-kvinnor" (in Swedish). Social Democratic Women in Sweden. 24 August 2013. Retrieved 25 August 2013.