Former Swedish Foreign Minister Ann Linde said that the equality of women and men can promote greater inclusivity, less violence and permanent peace.
Mrs. Linde spoke to the media on Friday during the Bharat Summit, who saw several foreign delegates, academics and experts.
“There is less conflict between and inside the state (if there is equality of women and men). If you have more equality of women and men in society, you use less violence to resolve conflicts, and that is very important. If you have the peaceful negotiations available, it is available to be available.
She pointed out that the equality of women and men was not dichotomic in terms of developed or developing countries. While some countries in Europe have more equality of women and men, others have less. “In Sweden, we had a feminist foreign policy to be the first in the world. Many countries followed. Almost 20 countries follow feminist foreign policy,” she said.
Mrs. Linde, who touched women in the political arena, said India had many political leaders as in other countries. “India had many more female leaders than Sweden. By 2021 we did not get our first prime minister, which was my party leader,” she said.
Mrs. Linde said that 2024 is a “super election year” in which several countries chose their leaders, but fewer women were elected deputies. The case in Germany was similar, with fewer women compared to men in parliament.
Feminist
The feminist government, as in Sweden, meant that women would have the same rights, resources and representation as men. Feministic business policy has not witnessed much discussion, but it is important, she said.
“But if you look at aggregated data, you can find that a silk shirt for women has a six -high tariff as an equivalent shirt for men. When it comes to sportswear, tariffs are three times high for women’s products.
Mrs. Linde believed that there was no other explanation for these differences than sex. She expressed the confidence that it was possible to have feminist business policy.
Published – April 25, 2025 20:06
