Thursday, April 9, 2009

Swedish district court rules against 'affirmative action'

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Swedish district court rules against 'affirmative action'
By DPAApr 9, 2009, 14:32 GMT

Stockholm - A Swedish district court has criticized the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences for discriminating against women in its selection process for applicants to veterinary studies.
The district court in the university city of Uppsala, north-west of Stockholm, ruled that 44 women were discriminated against by being denied places in veterinary school even though they had the same grades as the male applicants.
The district court said the quota used in 2006 and 2007 to increase the number of male veterinary students had discriminated against women who applied from adult education colleges.
'We have obtained redress,' Sofia Lindblad, one of the plaintiffs, told Swedish radio after the ruling. ...

More than 85 per cent of applicants were women, said lawyer Gunnar Strommer from the Centre for Justice, who handled the group action case. Read more: Swedish district court rules against 'affirmative action' - Monsters and Critics - http://www.monstersandcritics.com/lifestyle/life/news/article_1470041.php/Swedish_district_court_rules_against_affirmative_action#ixzz0CDkGirQf

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