Summary: - Affirmative action in sweden abolished when men benefited from admission to female-centric programs

Article: http://dalje.com/en-world/sweden-to-abolish-affirmative-action/289636

Interesting quotes: -"The education system should open doors -- not slam them in the face of motivated young women," Higher Education Minister Tobias Krantz wrote in an article in Sweden's leading daily Dagens Nyheter.

-Women represent about 60 percent of university students in Sweden, a pioneer in gender equality.

-"The current regulations yield a totally unfair result. Last year it was almost only women, 95 percent, who had worked hard to get into their dream programme but who did not get in because of their gender," Krantz wrote.

-A Swedish appeals court recently ruled in favour of 44 women who were not admitted to a veterinary programme because of their gender, awarding them damages of 35,000 kronor (5,000 dollars, 3,400 euros) each.

-In another class-action lawsuit currently in the courts, 31 women have sued Lund University in southern Sweden for discrimination for giving male students admissions priority to the psychology programme in 2008.

Major Points: - The only constant in feminism is : HOW DOES IT WORK FOR ME.