The Gender War

The Gender War
Könskriget
Directed byEvin Rubar
Produced byNordisk Film
StarringMargareta Winberg, Eva Lundgren, Ireen von Wachenfeldt, Gunilla Ekberg
Edited byLars Tidblom
Distributed bySveriges Television SVT2
Release date
  • 2005 (2005)
Running time
120 minutes (in two parts)
CountrySweden
LanguageSwedish

The Gender War (Swedish: Könskriget) is a documentary in two parts by journalist Evin Rubar on radical feminism in Sweden and its influence on Swedish politics. It was produced by Nordisk Film and broadcast by Sveriges Television in the series Dokument inifrån on 15 and 22 May 2005. The Gender War was also part of Evin Rubar being awarded the TV award Kristallen and Sveriges Television's equality award the same year.

The documentary focuses on the national organisation for women’s and young women's shelters in Sweden, ROKS, an organisation helping young female victims of sexual abuse called Friends of Bella, former Minister of Gender Equality Margareta Winberg and Professor Eva Lundgren.