Swedish women are employed to a greater degree than the average European woman. But at the same time, Swedish women earn less and the proportion working part-time is greater than elsewhere in the EU. According to statistics from Eurostat, Sweden is also below the European average regarding its number of female executives. In Latvia 44.3% of executives are women. In comparison, only 29.8% of executives are women in Sweden.

Programme

Welcome and introduction

8.30 Anders Henriksson, Head of the European Commission Representation in Sweden

Guest speakers

8.40 "Female leadership in Sweden and other EU countries"

Speaker: Cecilia Asklöf, European Commission DG Employment

9.00 "Why is there a high proportion of female executives in Latvia?"

Speaker: Baiba Rivza, Latvian Minister of Education and Science

Discussion panel

9.20 "Why is Sweden below the EU average regarding female leadership?"

Panel participants

o       Anna Wahl, senior lecturer and director of "Gender, organisation and leadership" at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm

o       Anna Ekström, chairman, the Swedish Confederation of Professional Associations

o       Håkan Eriksson, manager of gender equality issues, Confederation of Swedish Enterprise

o       Catarina af Sandeberg, doctor of law and lecturer at Stockholm University

Moderator

Willy Silberstein, Political reporter, Dagens Industri TV

R.S.V.P. by 24 May at the latest to: rsvp-rep-sto@cec.eu.int

The number of places available is strictly limited.

Time: Wednesday, 31 May, 8.30-10.15 a.m. Breakfast will be served from 8 a.m.

Location: The European Commission, Riddargatan 7 A, Stockholm.