As of 2019, the overall share of women in political leadership positions was record high and close to fifty percent in the major areas Council of State (Statssråd), Secreatary of State (Statssekreterare), and Chief administrative officers (Chefstjänstemän). In the last fifty years, a significant change can be observed. To give an example, in 1973, there were zero women represented in the Swedish Secretary of State, and in 2019, fifty percent of the representatives were female. That being said, as of January 2020, Sweden is the only Nordic country that has still not had a female prime minister.
Share of women in political leadership positions in Sweden from 1973 to 2019, by office
Characteristic
Council of State (incl. the prime minister)
Secretaries of State (incl. State Secretary for Foreign Affairs)
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Statistics Sweden. (June 11, 2019). Share of women in political leadership positions in Sweden from 1973 to 2019, by office [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 09, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1095426/share-of-women-in-political-leadership-positions-in-sweden/
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Statistics Sweden. (2019). Share of women in political leadership positions in Sweden from 1973 to 2019, by office. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1095426/share-of-women-in-political-leadership-positions-in-sweden/
Statistics Sweden. "Share of Women in Political Leadership Positions in Sweden from 1973 to 2019, by Office." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Jun 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1095426/share-of-women-in-political-leadership-positions-in-sweden/
Statistics Sweden, Share of women in political leadership positions in Sweden from 1973 to 2019, by office Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1095426/share-of-women-in-political-leadership-positions-in-sweden/ (last visited November 09, 2024)
Share of women in political leadership positions in Sweden from 1973 to 2019, by office [Graph], Statistics Sweden, June 11, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1095426/share-of-women-in-political-leadership-positions-in-sweden/
