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- Title
Women in the political life of the Nordic countries.
- Authors
Skard, Torild
- Abstract
The article focuses on the women in the political life of the Nordic countries. The participation of women in political life of the Nordic countries is extensive relative to other nations. The number of women in Parliament and on local councils is fairly high and recently a woman was elected, as president in Iceland and the Prime Minister in Norway is also a woman. Not long ago, however, there were very few women active in politics. A question is raised as in what ways has the representation of women increased. In the article, researchers study these questions with the main emphasis on the situation in Norway. Whenever possible, evidence from the other Nordic countries are also introduced. The first broad wave of feminism in the Nordic Countries began in the nineteenth century when an organized women's movement arose, primarily in cities where female intellectuals from the upper and middle classes began to express their discontent. Later, formal organizations were established, first among middle-class women, then among the working class. Nordic countries granted women the right to vote earlier than most nations in the Western world, universal suffrage being adopted in Finland in 1906, in Norway in 1913, in Denmark and Iceland in 1915 and in Sweden in the period 1919 to 1921.
- Subjects
SCANDINAVIA; NORWAY; WOMEN in politics; POLITICAL participation; FEMINISM; ELECTIONS; SUFFRAGE; SOCIAL classes; WOMEN'S rights
- Publication
International Social Science Journal, 1983, Vol 35, Issue 98, p639
- ISSN
0020-8701
- Publication type
Article