"Alla ska med"? - En komparativ fallstudie av de skandinaviska socialdemokratiska partiernas politik utifrån intersektionella perspektiv

Sammanfattning: The following comparative case study examines the relation between women's representation and gender equality politics through the intersectional lense. Based on Anne Phillips theory of descriptive and substantive representation the study seeks to investigate if women's representation in the Scandinavian countries, specifically in social democratic parties, will lead to a more intersectional focus on gender equality. The foundation to the study builds on the premises containing a well built welfare, gender equality work and a postmaterialist foundation which will serve as adequate prerequisites in order for political parties to prioritise intersectionality on gender equality. The results from the study shows that there is an observable causality between high female representation and political parties prioritizing questions regarding gender equality with an intersectional perspective to a higher extent.