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Nordic Equality and Anti-Discrimination Laws in the Throes of Change: Legal developments in Sweden, Finland, Norway, and Iceland
The Nordic states were among the first in the world to enact general gender equality and anti-discrimination laws with low threshold enforcement mechanisms. Today, the Nordic countries top the World Economic Forum's Gender Gap Index - but have still not succeeded in closing the gender gap.
| Author(s) | Edited by Anne Hellum (University of Oslo, Norway), Ingunn Ikdahl, Vibeke Strand, Eva-Maria Svensson. |
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| Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Format | Hardback |
| Pages | 272 |
| Published in | United Kingdom |
| Published | 18 Aug 2023 |
| Availability | POD |
The Nordic states were among the first in the world to enact general gender equality and anti-discrimination laws with low threshold enforcement mechanisms. Today, the Nordic countries top the World Economic Forum's Gender Gap Index - but have still not succeeded in closing the gender gap.
Preface Notes on contributors Introduction: Nordic gender equality and anti-discrimination laws in the throes of change ANNE HELLUM, INGUNN IKDAHL, VIBEKE BLAKER STRAND, ASA GUNNARSSON, AND EVA-MARIA SVENSSON 1 Sweden: From proactive polici
Anne Hellum is professor emerita at the Department of Public and International Law within the Faculty of Law of the University of Oslo, Norway. She was the director of the Institute of Women's Law, Child Law, Equality, and Anti-Discrimination Law from 200
