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Women are not believed to have the same potential as men when decisions about promotion are made, according to research from the US. What does it look like in Sweden and what can be done to change it?

In the SNS report “Women’s economic conditions and domestic violence”, economist Sanna Ericsson shows that women benefitting from increased economic empowerment is associated with an increased risk of domestic violence. There is also an increased probability that the man in the marriage seeks care for anxiety, depression or for having suffered physical abuse. One explanation for this “backlash effect” may be that the traditional balance of power in the relationship is altered.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) already affects many aspects of business, society and our personal lives – and in the longer perspective its impact is likely to be radical. How should companies set strategies, governments design policies, and people plan their lives in this new setting?