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Equal opportunity

Changing the entreprenorm for a more equal society.

For the fourth year in a row, we are highlighting the importance of financial equality for women. This year we are focused on equal entrepreneurship.

Only 30 percent of company owners in Sweden are women. This is partly due to norms and biases that prevent women from accessing networks and funding. At SEB, we want to change the entreprenorm. So that more women can pitch their ideas, lead, own, and shape the future.

In collaboration with Ownershift

Each year, we base our campaign on facts and insights from our partner, Ownershift, who advocates for women's financial autonomy.

Twice as many men as women own companies.

The distribution of ownership has become more balanced during the last 15 years, but still more than twice as many men as women own companies in Sweden. This is shown in the most recent report from the think tank Ownershift.

-The distribution of ownership has become more balanced during the last 15 years, but still more than twice as many men as women own companies in Sweden. 

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Our actions towards equality

As a bank, we have a role to play in ensuring that women have equal opportunities to own, save, and influence society. Here are some of our key initiatives.

Training provides insights into gender bias

How do you reduce gender inequality and at the same time increase customer satisfaction? In an internal training, SEB's employees are helped to understand how gender bias affects daily work.

Female club restarts and broadens business network

Since 2016, SEB has organised a business network for women in Sweden called Klubben (The Club). "Through Klubben, we create an arena where female entrepreneurs have the opportunity to exchange experiences and be inspired by each other," says Özge Özen Zink, responsible for SEB's entrepreneurial collaborations in Sweden.

Entrepreneurship ecosystem dominated by male stereotypes

Kristina Söderberg, who works with venture capital investments at SEB Greentech, wants to broaden the perception of where the rising entrepreneurs of the future can be found.

Women making an impact

Involving more women in the financial economy

The entrepreneur who challenges society's norms (Swe.)

Female entrepreneurship in a male dominated profession (Swe.)

Empowering women economically
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