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Friday Knowledge - How can management ensure gender equality in tougher times?
We start this year's Friday Knowledge with the theme How can management ensure gender equality in tougher times? The starting point is the situation many organisations find themselves in today, where issues of equality, diversity and inclusion are increasingly being reconsidered or downgraded in times of financial and organisational pressure.
Against this background, we would particularly like to focus on gender equality in boards and management teams and engage in an in-depth dialogue on what it takes to take responsibility for and stick to these issues even when conditions change. Together, we will explore the choices, priorities and forms of leadership that become crucial in such contexts, and highlight the implications of different priorities for the labour market at large.
Contributors
Expert: Aygül Kabaca, Acting Vice President and Senior Advisor DEI at Allbright
Aygül is an expert in social sustainability, equality and diversity issues with over 15 years of experience in the private and public sectors. She focuses on the role of leadership and governance in gender equality, with a particular emphasis on governance, accountability and implementation. Based on Allbright's latest report Role models with cracks. Gender equality in Danish, Norwegian and Swedish business she discusses the current situation, structural barriers and the implications of the report's findings for governance, accountability and change management.
Expert: Jesper Lundquist, Analyst at Allbright
Jesper is a trained statistician specialising in political science and sociology and is responsible for analysis and business intelligence within Allbright. With the support of statistics and quantitative analysis, he shows developments, patterns and actual outcomes in gender equality at management and board level.
Member example: Artin Shams, Head of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Swedbank
Artin leads the Swedbank Group's work on diversity, equality and inclusion and is also the founder of Swedbank's LGBTQ+ network. He will talk about how DEI can be organised and governed at group level, focusing on the responsibility of management and the board. Through clear governance, the work has led to concrete results, such as gender balance in the board and management, reduced pay gaps and a place on the Allbright Green List. Swedbank was one of those who nominated its long-term work on diversity and inclusion for the Diversity Charter Sweden Awards 2025.
Moderator: Pernilla Alexandersson, CEO of Add Gender
Pernilla is the founder and CEO of Add Gender AB. She has a degree in gender studies and has spent the last 20 years helping companies and organisations navigate issues of gender equality, inclusion and diversity. Pernilla has been named one of Sweden's 150 super communicators by Resumé. Add Gender is a member of Diversity Charter Sweden since 2025.
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Tips!
Small reflections can make a big difference
Listen to Friday Knowledge with our recurring discussion questions in mind:
- What are your key insights from today?
- What can you take away and use in your business?
- What challenges do you see in your organisation?
Thinking about these issues will help you put your knowledge into practice and contribute to a more inclusive workplace.
Feel free to invite colleagues to watch Friday Knowledge together, it opens up for conversations about what it looks like in your particular workplace.
The Friday Knowledge is recorded at our member Alecta.
