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Sex discrimination in working life

Sex discrimination in working life. Presentation at the Dutch-Swedish conference on gender equality by Swedish Equal Opportunities Ombudsman/Eva Nikell, Public Relations Manager. Scrutiny and Development dept. Information and Communications dept. Legal dept.

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Sex discrimination in working life

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  1. Sex discrimination inworking life Presentation at the Dutch-Swedish conference on gender equality by Swedish Equal Opportunities Ombudsman/Eva Nikell, Public Relations Manager

  2. Scrutiny and Development dept Information and Communications dept Legal dept Mission and organisation of EOO Combatting sex discrimination Promoting gender equality Handling sex discrimination complaints Scrutiny, guidance, Lecturing and development work Information and opinion-forming activities

  3. Handling of complaints about sex discrimination Not sex discrimi- nation Legal action Court ruling Neg. with employer Settle- ment Complaint Impartial Investi- gation Sex discrimi- nation EOO represents com- plainant

  4. Three managers in four are men Public sector, men Public sector, women Private sector, women Private sector, men (Statistics Sweden 2008)

  5. Men have higher average salary than women Women Weighted for age, education, working hours, sector and occupation Men

  6. 226 complaints to EOO in 2007 regarding working life

  7. Complaints about sex discrimination in working life in 2007 Other, 4 Management, 8 Terms of pay and employment, 49 Harassments, 24 Dismissal, 27 Employment, 42

  8. Other, 4 Dismissal, 10 Employment, 15 Pay and terms of employment, 43 Complaints about mistreatment in connection with parental leave in 2007

  9. 202 cases regarding working life completed in 2007 Others, 12 Union represents, 44 Not discrimination, 80 Expired, 12 Withdrawn, 24 Settlement, 30

  10. The new Discrimination Act • Section 1 ”The purpose of this Act is to combat discrimination and in other ways promote equal rights and opportunities regardless of sex, transgender identity or expression, ethnicity, religion or other belief, disability, sexual orientation or age.”

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