Swedish Women's Lobby

The Swedish Women's Lobby (Swedish: Sveriges Kvinnoorganisationer; formerly Sveriges Kvinnolobby) is a non-partisan political advocacy organization, and an umbrella organization for the Swedish women's rights and women's organizations. It was founded on the initiative of the Government of Sweden in 1997, based on the model of the European Women's Lobby (EWL) on the EU level, and has 40 member organizations. Its president is Susannah Sjöberg.

Swedish Women's Lobby
Formation1997
TypePolitical advocacy
President
Susannah Sjöberg
AffiliationsEuropean Women's Lobby
Websitesverigeskvinnolobby.se

The aim of the organization is "to integrate women's perspectives into all political, economical, and social processes, locally as well as internationally", based on the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women and the Beijing Platform for Action.[1][2] It states that it works "for the rights of all women and girls, including trans women."[3]

The Swedish Women's Lobby is the Swedish coordination of the European Women's Lobby. Eva Fager of the Swedish Women's Lobby has served as vice president of the EWL.

Presidents
  • Gunvor Ngarambe 1997–2009
  • Gertrud Åström 2009–2015
  • Clara Berglund 2015–2016
  • Anna Giotas Sandquist 2016–2022
  • Susannah Sjöberg 2022-

References
  1. Beijing Platform for Action, United Nations
  2. Swedish Women's Lobby, European Women's Lobby
  3. Vi verkar för alla kvinnors och flickors rättigheter, Sveriges Kvinnoorganisationer
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