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Minister Of Equality

NPR
Published August 25, 1995 at 11:00 PM CDT

A recent United Nations report on the world wide status of women ranks Sweden number one in terms of women's equality. Last year the Swedish Prime Minister decided that half of Sweden's parliament and half of Sweden's cabinet should be female and so many men were forced to resign. Daniel talks to the deputy Prime Minister of Sweden Mona Sahlin who is also the minister of equality affairs.

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