ABSTRACT
Sweden is currently putting a great deal of effort into discussions regarding how gender equality can be achieved in the transport sector. This is due to a political strategy that began in 2001, with the addition of a gender equality subsidiary goal to Swedish transport policy. This chapter describes and analyses the current position of gender mainstreaming in the transport sector in Sweden. It provides a history of legislation in Sweden on gender mainstreaming in transport policy. The chapter presents an analysis of why gender equality has not had more success, through the identification of a number of barriers to gender mainstreaming that currently exist in the sector. It analyses the consequences of the new legislation in light of these barriers and applied to a discussion regarding the research that is needed to overcome obstacles to change. Gender mainstreaming involves an increased responsibility for gender equality politics for all governmental agencies.
