Sweden aggressively encourages gender equality. Swedish schools strive to eradicate gender stereotypes. At Stockholm’s “Egalia” (equality) preschool, for example, the staff avoids using the words “him” or “her” and addresses children as “hen” (an alternative to the male pronoun “han” and the female “hon”) or as “friends.” Children’s books often feature gay couples, single parents, or adopted children; classics like Cinderella are shunned. Egalia’s methods are controversial, even in Sweden. Some Swedish theaters identify sexism in movies through the “Bechdel Test,” which asks if the film in question has;

(A) At least two named female characters.

(B) Who talk to each other.

(C) About something other than men.