Equality Ombudsman
Encyclopedia
The Equality Ombudsman was a Swedish
government agency formed in 1980, that worked with and supervised the laws relating to gender equality
. It was merged January 1, 2009 with three other Swedish government agencies to form the new Discrimination Ombudsman.
The term ombudsman
refers to the office with staff as well as being the title of its government-appointed acting head. Its main task was to monitor the function and adherence to four laws that regulated gender equality: the Equality Act, the Equal Treatment of University Students Act, the law prohibiting discrimination and other degrading treatment of children and pupils, and as of July 1, 2005, also the law prohibiting gender discrimination.
JämO also worked to increase awareness of the four laws through information and advocacy, and to promote equality in workplaces, colleges, schools, employment training, training institutions, as well as several other areas of society. In 2006 the government's budget for the authority was 27.9 million SEK
.
The JämO between 2000 and 2007 was Claes Borgström
, who left in order to start a law firm with former Minister for Justice
Thomas Bodström
. Prosecutor Anne-Marie Bergström was appointed on August 16, 2007 to succeed Borgström. She kept the post until the four discrimination ombudsmen were merged into one agency on 1 January 2009.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
government agency formed in 1980, that worked with and supervised the laws relating to gender equality
Gender equality
Gender equality is the goal of the equality of the genders, stemming from a belief in the injustice of myriad forms of gender inequality.- Concept :...
. It was merged January 1, 2009 with three other Swedish government agencies to form the new Discrimination Ombudsman.
The term ombudsman
Ombudsman
An ombudsman is a person who acts as a trusted intermediary between an organization and some internal or external constituency while representing not only but mostly the broad scope of constituent interests...
refers to the office with staff as well as being the title of its government-appointed acting head. Its main task was to monitor the function and adherence to four laws that regulated gender equality: the Equality Act, the Equal Treatment of University Students Act, the law prohibiting discrimination and other degrading treatment of children and pupils, and as of July 1, 2005, also the law prohibiting gender discrimination.
JämO also worked to increase awareness of the four laws through information and advocacy, and to promote equality in workplaces, colleges, schools, employment training, training institutions, as well as several other areas of society. In 2006 the government's budget for the authority was 27.9 million SEK
SEK
SEK may stand for:*Swedish krona, the currency of Sweden*Federation of Swiss Protestant Churches *SEK Studio, a North Korean animation studio* Stagecoach in East Kent...
.
The JämO between 2000 and 2007 was Claes Borgström
Claes Borgström
Claes Gustaf Borgström is a Swedish lawyer and Social Democratic politician.- Education and career :Borgström earned a law degree from Stockholm University in 1974. Thereafter he started to work as a lawyer. He has worked on several high-profile criminal cases, most notably as a defence counsel...
, who left in order to start a law firm with former Minister for Justice
Minister for Justice (Sweden)
The Minister for Justice is the justice minister of Sweden and head of the Ministry of Justice. The current Minister for Justice is Beatrice Ask of the Moderate Party....
Thomas Bodström
Thomas Bodström
Thomas Lennart Bodström is a Swedish politician and member of the Swedish Social Democratic Party. He was the Swedish Minister for Justice in the two last succeeding governments of the Swedish Prime Minister Göran Persson, from 2000 to 2006. Since October 2006 until October 2010 he was the chairman...
. Prosecutor Anne-Marie Bergström was appointed on August 16, 2007 to succeed Borgström. She kept the post until the four discrimination ombudsmen were merged into one agency on 1 January 2009.
JämOs since its founding
- Inga-Britt Törnell, 1980–1987
- Gun Neuman, 1987–1994
- Lena Svenaeus, 1994–2000
- Claes Borgström, 2000–2007
- Anne-Marie Bergström, 2007–2008