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'''Kajsa Ekis Ekman''' (born in 1980) is a Swedish author, journalist, and debater. Her works have sparked debate in subjects regarding ], ], ] issues, and ]. She identifies as a ] and has written a book and several articles from a ] perspective,.<ref name=Foultier/><ref name=Sandberg/> She participated in the Swedish launch of ]. Until 2022 she wrote for ''{{ill|Dagens ETC|sv}}'', departing amid controversy in 2022.<ref></ref> Later in 2022 she was hired as editor of '']'', but let go shortly afterwards, which generated extensive debate.<ref name=svt-arb></ref><ref name=exp-arb> (</ref><ref name=dnst/> Currently, she is the editor-in-chief of Parabol Press<ref name="parabol">{{cite web|title=We who make Parabol |url=https://www.parabol.press/redaktionen/ |website=Parabol Press |access-date=25 August 2024}}</ref> and contributes to a number of other Swedish publications. The awards she received include the ] in 2010 and ] in 2020.
'''Kajsa Ekis Ekman''' (born 1980) is a Swedish journalist, author, and debater. She is the editor-in-chief of the digital magazine ''Parabol'',<ref>{{cite web|title=Vi som gör Parabol|url=https://www.parabol.press/redaktionen/|website=Parabol Press|language=sv|access-date=25 November 2024}}</ref> a cultural critic at ''Aftonbladet'',<ref>{{cite web|title=Kajsa Ekis Ekman - Artiklar|url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/av/kajsa-ekis-ekman|website=Aftonbladet|language=sv|access-date=25 November 2024}}</ref> and a foreign affairs analyst for the Norwegian newspaper ''Klassekampen''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Search: Kajsa Ekis Ekman|url=https://klassekampen.no/s%C3%B8k/Kajsa%20Ekis%20Ekman?av=Kajsa+Ekis+Ekman&ikkeav=Av+Kajsa+Ekis+Ekman&ikkeav=Anders+Ekman&emne=&kategori=|website=Klassekampen|language=no|access-date=25 November 2024}}</ref> She also contributes bi-weekly chronicles to ''Dalademokraten''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dalademokraten - Kajsa Ekis Ekman|url=https://www.dalademokraten.se/skribent/d4038293-7ece-4c82-9fea-6156b4b12cb2|website=Dalademokraten|language=sv|access-date=25 November 2024}}</ref> Her works have been featured in international publications, including '']''<ref>{{cite web|title=Pourquoi les capitalistes n’ont rien à craindre de l’IA|url=https://www.monde-diplomatique.fr/2023/05/EKMAN/65725|website=Le Monde Diplomatique|language=fr|access-date=25 November 2024}}</ref> and '']''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kajsa Ekis Ekman – Articles|url=https://www.theguardian.com/profile/kajsa-ekis-ekman|website=The Guardian|access-date=25 November 2024}}</ref>

Ekman lectures internationally on topics such as ], ], and ]. She has spoken at the ],<ref>{{cite web|title=Kajsa Ekis Ekman on surrogacy at the French National Assembly|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEGM1a378LE|website=YouTube|access-date=25 November 2024}}</ref> the Mexican Parliament,<ref>{{cite web|title=Kajsa Ekis Ekman at the Mexican Parliament|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htuiJTDCAug|website=YouTube|access-date=25 November 2024}}</ref> and on ].<ref>{{cite web|title=100% Women 100% Dangerous |url=https://www.abc.net.au/qanda/2022-episode/100-women-dangerous/|website=ABC|access-date=25 November 2024}}</ref> She has received several awards, including the ] (2010) and ] (2020).<ref>{{cite web|title=Leninpriset till Kajsa Ekis Ekman|url=https://leninpriset.se/2019/kajsa-ekis-ekman/|website=Lenin Prize|access-date=25 November 2024}}</ref>


== Biography == == Biography ==
Kajsa Ekis Ekman was born in 1980 in Stockholm, Sweden. She became involved in the ] during her early teens, which ignited her passion for activism. Her initial efforts focused on ] and ] causes.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Lindh |first=Kristina |date=2021-04-02 |title=Kajsa Ekis Ekman: Feministerna är lurade |language=sv |work=Svenska Dagbladet |url=https://www.svd.se/a/jBkvje/kajsa-ekis-ekman-feministerna-ar-lurade |access-date=2023-05-21 |issn=1101-2412}}</ref> Ekman grew up in Stockholm and became involved with the ] in her early teens.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Lindh |first=Kristina |date=2021-04-02 |title=Kajsa Ekis Ekman: Feministerna är lurade |language=sv |work=Svenska Dagbladet |url=https://www.svd.se/a/jBkvje/kajsa-ekis-ekman-feministerna-ar-lurade |access-date=2023-05-21 |issn=1101-2412}}</ref> That led her to engage in political activism for ] and ].<ref name=":0" />


She actively participated in the ], often referred to as the ''Gothenburg Riots'', and has remarked on the decline in activist momentum that followed.<ref name=":0" /> Her engagement in activism extended to environmental causes, serving as the spokesperson for the climate action group ''Shut It Down,'' which used acts of ] to oppose the fossil-fueled power plant ''].''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rehnbergh |first=Rikard |date=2010-06-03 |title=Våldsam polisinsats vid miljöaktion |url=https://www.arbetaren.se/2010/06/03/valdsam-polisinsats-vid-miljoaktion/ |access-date=2023-05-21 |website=Arbetaren |language=sv-SE}}</ref> She participated in the protests at the ], coined the ''Gothenburg Riots'', and has mentioned experiencing a decline in activist movements as an aftermath.<ref name=":0" /> During an open house at the Swedish newspaper ''],'' she criticised the paper's lack of appeal to young people.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Färlin |first=Mårten |date=June 10, 2016 |title=Kajsa Ekis Ekman: "Det borde finnas ett halvårs karantän mot mediedrev" |url=https://www.resume.se/insikt/helgintervjuer/kajsa-ekis-ekman-det-borde-finnas-ett-halvars-karantan-mot-mediedrev/ |access-date=2023-05-21 |website=Resumé |language=sv}}</ref> Journalist ], editor of the newspaper's supplement ''DN på stan'', encouraged her to write and submit something herself. This led to a collaboration that sparked her interest in writing.<ref name=":1" />


She has studied ] at university level, among other subjects.<ref name=":1" />
During an open house event at ''],'' Ekman criticized the publication's lack of appeal to younger readers, prompting editor ] to invite her to submit her own work. This marked the beginning of her career in journalism and sparked her broader interest in writing.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Färlin |first=Mårten |date=June 10, 2016 |title=Kajsa Ekis Ekman: "Det borde finnas ett halvårs karantän mot mediedrev" |url=https://www.resume.se/insikt/helgintervjuer/kajsa-ekis-ekman-det-borde-finnas-ett-halvars-karantan-mot-mediedrev/ |access-date=2023-05-21 |website=Resumé |language=sv}}</ref> She later pursued university studies in literature among other subjects.<ref name=":1" />


Ekman has founded several organizations, including the climate action group ''Klimax,'' ] ''Feministiskt Nej till Surrogatmödraskap,'' and ''Nätverket för Grekland,'' which aimed to support ] during its financial crisis.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bornlid Lesseur |first=Marcus |date=May 14, 2014 |title=En cigg i regnet med Kajsa Ekis Ekman |url=https://www.lundagard.se/2014/05/14/en-cigg-i-regnet-med-kajsa-ekis-ekman/ |access-date=2023-05-21 |website=] |language=sv-SE}}</ref> Ekman has founded several networks and organizations, including the climate action group ''Klimax'', the ] ''Feministiskt Nej till Surrogatmödraskap'' and ] support network ''Nätverket för Grekland.''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bornlid Lesseur |first=Marcus |date=May 14, 2014 |title=En cigg i regnet med Kajsa Ekis Ekman |url=https://www.lundagard.se/2014/05/14/en-cigg-i-regnet-med-kajsa-ekis-ekman/ |access-date=2023-05-21 |website=] |language=sv-SE}}</ref> In 2010, she was a spokesperson for the group ''Shut It Down'' aimed at the ]ed ] '']'' using acts of ].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rehnbergh |first=Rikard |date=2010-06-03 |title=Våldsam polisinsats vid miljöaktion |url=https://www.arbetaren.se/2010/06/03/valdsam-polisinsats-vid-miljoaktion/ |access-date=2023-05-21 |website=Arbetaren |language=sv-SE}}</ref>


Ekman serves as editor-in-chief of Parabol Press.<ref name="parabol" /> She contributes to the cultural section of '']'',<ref name=":1" /> she has written op-eds about foreign issues for the Norwegian newspaper '']'',<ref>{{cite web|title=Klassekampen articles by Kajsa Ekis |url=https://klassekampen.no/s%C3%B8k/kajsa%20ekis?av=Kajsa+Ekis+Ekman&ikkeav=Av+Kajsa+Ekis+Ekman&emne=&kategori=|website=klassekampen.no}}</ref> she is a literary critic at the Swedish daily ]'s cultural section,<ref>{{cite web|title=Aftonbladet articles by Kajsa Ekis Ekman |url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/av/kajsa-ekis-ekman |website=Aftonbladet.se}}</ref> and she contributes to '']''.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.dalademokraten.se/skribent/d4038293-7ece-4c82-9fea-6156b4b12cb2 | title=Kajsa Ekis Ekman }}</ref> She has also contributed to '']''<ref>{{cite web|title=Editorials by Kajsa Ekis Edman |url=https://www.monde-diplomatique.fr/2023/05/EKMAN/65725 |website=monde-diplomatique.fr|date=May 2023 }}</ref> and '']''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kajsa Ekman articles on Truthdig |url=https://www.truthdig.com/author/kajsa_ekis_ekman/ |website=truthdig.com}}</ref>
Professionally, Ekman is the editor-in-chief of ''Parabol'' and contributes to major Swedish publications, including '']'' and ''].'' She has also written for international outlets like '']'' and ''].


She has previously worked as an editorial writer for left wing paper ]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Runevad Kjellmer |first=Jakob |date=2022-04-12 |title=Ekis Ekman om avbrutna ETC-samarbetet: "Kan inte vara sant" |url=https://www.svt.se/kultur/kajsa-ekis-ekman-om-avbrutna-etc-samarbetet-kan-inte-vara-sant |access-date=2023-05-24 |website=SVT Nyheter |language=sv}}</ref> and was a member of the editorial board for the magazine ].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2016-01-28 |title=Sara Lidman-priset till Kajsa Ekis Ekman |pages=23 |work=Norrländska socialdemokraten}}</ref> Ekman lectures internationally on prostitution, surrogacy, and crisis theory.<ref name=":1" />
Ekman lectures internationally on topics such as ], ], ], and ]. Her speeches have been delivered at the French National Assembly, the Mexican Parliament, and on Australian television.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kajsa Ekis Ekman on surrogacy at the French National Assembly|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEGM1a378LE|website=YouTube|access-date=25 November 2024}}</ref> She has received notable recognition for her work, including the ] in 2010 and the ] in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Erlandsson |first=Martin |date=2020-01-28 |title=Kajsa "Ekis" Ekman yngsta mottagaren av Leninpriset |url=https://www.gp.se/1.23206073 |access-date=2023-05-21 |website=] |language=sv}}</ref>


Recognized for her progressive stance, Ekman, "generally left-wing," continues to contribute to discussions on pressing social and political issues through her writing, public speaking, and activism.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Röstlund Jonsson |first=Christoffer |date=February 19, 2016 |title=Kajsa Ekis Ekman: "Högdalens ägare är korkade kapitalister" |work=Stockholm Direkt |url=https://www.mitti.se/nyheter/kajsa-ekis-ekman-hogdalens-agare-ar-korkade-kapitalister}}</ref> In 2020, Ekman was awarded the Swedish ] given that she is an "independent socialist and feminist with the whole world as her field of work."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kajsa Ekis Ekman |url=http://www.leninpriset.se/pristagare/kajsa-ekis-ekman-5/ |access-date=2023-05-21 |website=Leninpriset |language=sv-SE}}</ref> She has referred to herself as "generally left-wing."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Röstlund Jonsson |first=Christoffer |date=February 19, 2016 |title=Kajsa Ekis Ekman: "Högdalens ägare är korkade kapitalister" |work=Stockholm Direkt |url=https://www.mitti.se/nyheter/kajsa-ekis-ekman-hogdalens-agare-ar-korkade-kapitalister}}</ref>


== Books == == Books ==
Ekman made her debut as an author in 2010 with the book ''Being and Being Bought'', subtitled "''Prostitution, Surrogacy and the Split Self''". The book examines issues of ] and ], exploring their impact on individuals and society. It received mixed reviews, and her stance against surrogacy sparked debate.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Lindström |first=Linn |url=https://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-26084 |title=Exploaterad surrogatmamma eller altruistisk värdmamma? En diskursanalys av den svenska debatten om surrogatmödraskap |date=2012 |publisher=Malmö högskola/Hälsa och samhälle |access-date=2023-05-21}}</ref> ] described it as "one of the year's most important books" in ], while others critiqued its arguments. The book has been translated into several languages, including English, German, Spanish, French, and Italian.<ref>{{Cite web |title="Being and Being Bought" at Spinifex Press website |url=http://spinifexpress.com.au/Bookstore/book/id=246/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140626224858/http://spinifexpress.com.au/Bookstore/book/id=246/ |archive-date=June 26, 2014}}</ref> The ensuing debate led the ] and ] to take stances against surrogacy in Sweden.{{citation needed|date=July 2024}} Ekman made her debut as an author in 2010 with the book ''Being and Being Bought'', subtitled "''Prostitution, Surrogacy and the Split Self''". It received mixed reviews, and her stance against surrogacy sparked debate.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Lindström |first=Linn |url=https://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-26084 |title=Exploaterad surrogatmamma eller altruistisk värdmamma? En diskursanalys av den svenska debatten om surrogatmödraskap |date=2012 |publisher=Malmö högskola/Hälsa och samhälle |access-date=2023-05-21}}</ref> ] described it as "one of the year's most important books" in Dagens Nyheter, and it has been translated into English, German, Spanish, French and Italian.<ref>{{Cite web |title="Being and Being Bought" at Spinifex Press website |url=http://spinifexpress.com.au/Bookstore/book/id=246/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140626224858/http://spinifexpress.com.au/Bookstore/book/id=246/ |archive-date=June 26, 2014}}</ref> The ensuing debate led the ] and ] to take stances against surrogacy in Sweden.{{citation needed|date=July 2024}}


In 2014, Ekman published {{Lang|sv|Skulden: Eurokrisen sedd från Aten}} (approximately "The Debt: Eurocrisis perceived from Athens"), which examines the ] and the ] from a Greek perspective. The book critiques stereotypes, such as the "lazy Greek" narrative, and highlights structural inequalities in EU financial policies.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Larsson |first=Petter |date=2013-08-27 |title=Greker lata och tröga – eller? |url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/a/Qlw75R |access-date=2023-05-21 |website=Aftonbladet |language=sv}}</ref> The book was well-received, with Andres Lokko of ] describing Ekman as "efficient and pedagogical" in her ability to make complex economic issues accessible even to readers with no prior knowledge. Lokko praised her for elucidating the series of events leading from bankruptcy threats to EU policies and banks' decision-making, especially the German banks' roles.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lokko |first=Andres |date=2013-08-27 |title=Kris i demokratins vagga |language=sv |work=Dagens Nyheter |url=https://www.dn.se/kultur-noje/bokrecensioner/kris-i-demokratins-vagga/ |access-date=2024-10-08 |quote=Kajsa Ekis Ekman gör det väldigt effektivt och pedagogiskt... Även för en läsare utan ens de minsta kunskaper om nationalekonomi tydliggör hon händelseförloppet från konkurshot till EU:s och bankernas (i synnerhet de tyska) egoistiska och överlägsna beslut om Greklands direkta framtid.}}</ref> The book was translated into Greek under the title {{Lang|el|{{Script|Greek|κλεμμένη άνοιξη}}}} (approximately "The Stolen Spring") by KEDROS Publications.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Klemmeni Anoixi |url=https://www.kedros.gr/product/8379/klemmeni-anoixi-xroniko-krisis-matia.html? |access-date=2024-10-08 |website=KEDROS Publications |language=el}}</ref> For her work, Ekman was awarded the 2015 Swedish-Greek of the Year Prize by a governmental board for cultural cooperation between Sweden and Greece.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Wesslén |first=Andrea |date=2015-12-16 |title="Sverige och Grekland har mycket gemensamt" |language=sv |work=Dagens ETC |url=https://www.etc.se/inrikes/sverige-och-grekland-har-mycket-gemensamt |access-date=2024-10-08}}</ref> Ekman's book {{Lang|sv|Skulden: Eurokrisen sedd från Aten}} (approximately "The Debt: Eurocrisis perceived from Athens"), from 2014, explores the ] and ] from a Greek perspective. The book was published in Greek under the title {{Lang|el|{{Script|Greek|κλεμμένη άνοιξη}}}} (approximately "The Stolen Spring"). It challenges the myth of the lazy Greek often cited in Sweden and the rest of EU.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Larsson |first=Petter |date=2013-08-27 |title=Greker lata och tröga – eller? |url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/a/Qlw75R |access-date=2023-05-21 |website=Aftonbladet |language=sv}}</ref> ''Skulden '' was reviewed in Sweden's major daily ] by Andres Lokko, who stated that "Kajsa Ekis Ekman is efficient and pedagogical. Even for a reader lacking even the most basic knowledge on economics, she clarifies the chain of events from threats of bankruptcy to the EU-banks (especially the German ones) egotist and arrogant decision-making about the future of Greece."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lokko |first=Andres |date=2013-08-27 |title=Kris i demokratins vagga |language=sv |work=Dagens Nyheter |url= https://www.dn.se/kultur-noje/bokrecensioner/kris-i-demokratins-vagga/ |access-date=2024-10-08 |quote=Kajsa Ekis Ekman gör det väldigt effektivt och pedagogiskt... Även för en läsare utan ens de minsta kunskaper om nationalekonomi tydliggör hon händelseförloppet från konkurshot till EU:s och bankernas (i synnerhet de tyska) egoistiska och överlägsna beslut om Greklands direkta framtid.}}</ref> The book was translated to Greek under the title ''Klemmeni Anoixi'' by KEDROS Publications.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Klemmeni Anoixi |url=https://www.kedros.gr/product/8379/klemmeni-anoixi-xroniko-krisis-matia.html? |access-date=2024-10-08 |website=KEDROS Publications |language=el}}</ref> For this book, Ekman was awarded the 2015 Swedish-Greek of the Year Prize.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Wesslén |first=Andrea |date=2015-12-16 |title="Sverige och Grekland har mycket gemensamt" |language=sv |work=Dagens ETC |url=https://www.etc.se/inrikes/sverige-och-grekland-har-mycket-gemensamt |access-date=2024-10-08}}</ref>


Ekman's book ''On the Meaning of Sex: Thoughts about the New Definition of Woman'', which addresses what she refers to as the new understanding of gender, was published in April 2021. It spurred major controversy and Ekman was dubbed a "]", trans-exclusionary radical feminist, by parts of the feminist and LBGT-movement.{{Citation needed|date=July 2023}}
In 2021, Ekman published ''On the Meaning of Sex: Thoughts about the New Definition of Woman'', which critiques contemporary understandings of gender. The book received a polarized reception: some praised it for addressing important issues in feminism, while others criticized its arguments as exclusionary or controversial. Prominent feminists like ] and ] praised the book, but it also drew criticism from organizations like ], which published a list of alleged inaccuracies in the book.<ref>{{cite web |title=100 fel i "Om könets existens" |date=7 June 2021 |url=https://www.rfsl.se/verksamhet/trans/100-fel-i-ekmans-bok/ |publisher=RFSL |access-date=30 April 2022}}</ref>


== Activism and Advocacy == == Views ==


=== Transgender issues ===
=== Early Activism: Animal Rights and Anti-Fascism ===
Ekman has written several articles and a book promoting ] ideas.<ref name=Foultier>{{cite journal |last1=Foultier |first1=Anna Petronella |title=Recension: Om könets existens: tankar om den nya synen på kön |journal=Tidskrift för politisk filosofi |date=2021 |volume=25 |issue=2–3 |pages=98–115 |url=https://philarchive.org/archive/FOUEEO|quote=I slutändan visar sig Ekis Ekmans argument i hög grad vara hämtade från den transexkluderande – »gender critical» – feminism som har fått stort genomslag främst i Storbritannien, men också i andra länder, och som inte ens är särskilt ny.}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Ahlerup |first1=Amanda |title="Samtidens tillfälliga nycker?" |date=2023 |publisher=Lunds universitet |page=19 |quote=Den feministiska rörelse som betraktar transpersoners rättigheter som ett hot mot kvinnors rättigheter och transkvinnor som upprätthållare av patriarkala strukturer benämns ofta som transexkluderande radikalfeminister (TERFS). De själva benämner sig dock som ”gender critical” och har, liksom de högerkonservativa krafterna, en synlig organisering i sociala medier. I spetsen för denna rörelse i Sverige står Kajsa Ekis Ekman, som bland annat skrivit den transkritiska boken Om könets existens (Sandberg 2021).}}</ref>
Kajsa Ekis Ekman has been actively involved in a wide range of social and political causes. Early in her activism, she participated in ] and ] movements and took part in the protests during the ], often referred to as the ''Gothenburg Riots''.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lindh |first=Kristina |date=2021-04-02 |title=Kajsa Ekis Ekman: Feministerna är lurade |language=sv |work=Svenska Dagbladet |url=https://www.svd.se/a/jBkvje/kajsa-ekis-ekman-feministerna-ar-lurade |access-date=2023-05-21 |issn=1101-2412}}</ref> Her activism has spanned across environmental, social justice, and feminist issues.


In 2020 Ekman participated in the Swedish launch of anti-trans group ] (WDI; formerly named Women's Human Rights Campaign or WHRC).<ref>{{cite news |last1=Tausz |first1=Ben |title=Collaboration between transphobic feminists and the far right — some facts |url=https://www.workersliberty.org/story/2022-09-12/collaboration-between-transphobic-feminists-and-far-right-some-facts |date=13 September 2022 |work=Workers' Liberty}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Swedish Launch of the Declaration of Women's Human Rights Campaign | date=16 July 2020 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gTysvfm4Ww&ab_channel=Women%27sDeclarationInternational%28WDI%29 |publisher=] |access-date=17 May 2024}}</ref> She has also participated in other WDI events, such as WDI's "Feminist Question Time."<ref>{{cite web |title=Kajsa Ekis Ekman, journalist, writer, and activist, Sweden on her latest book | date=3 June 2021 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=8rM3aIbXtuA&ab_channel=Women%27sDeclarationInternational%28WDI%29 |publisher=] |access-date=17 May 2024}}</ref> In 2022 she appeared alongside prominent anti-trans activists ] and WDI founder Heather Brunskell-Evans, in an event focused on surrogacy.<ref>{{cite web |title=Object Now |url=https://objectnow.org/ |access-date=17 May 2024}}</ref>
=== Environmental Activism: Värtaverket Protests ===
Ekman served as the spokesperson for the climate action group ''Shut It Down'', which used ] to oppose fossil fuel reliance, including the operation of the '']'' ].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rehnbergh |first=Rikard |date=2010-06-03 |title=Våldsam polisinsats vid miljöaktion |url=https://www.arbetaren.se/2010/06/03/valdsam-polisinsats-vid-miljoaktion/ |access-date=2023-05-21 |website=Arbetaren |language=sv-SE}}</ref> She co-founded the ] ''Feministiskt Nej till Surrogatmödraskap'' and ''Nätverket för Grekland'', an initiative to support ] during its financial crisis.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bornlid Lesseur |first=Marcus |date=May 14, 2014 |title=En cigg i regnet med Kajsa Ekis Ekman |url=https://www.lundagard.se/2014/05/14/en-cigg-i-regnet-med-kajsa-ekis-ekman/ |access-date=2023-05-21 |website=] |language=sv-SE}}</ref>


Ekman argues that the perception of gender has shifted from being biological to being experiential, and that this risks undermining the issue of women's rights.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Torén Björling |first1=Sanna |last2=Thegerström |first2=Nicklas |date=2021-04-24 |title=Kajsa Ekis Ekman: Nya synen på kön gynnar inte kvinnor |url=https://www.dn.se/kultur/kajsa-ekis-ekman-nya-synen-pa-kon-gynnar-inte-kvinnor/ |access-date=2023-05-21 |website=Dagens Nyheter |language=sv}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Willfors |first=Signe |date=2018-03-07 |title=Så har turerna gått kring Kajsa Ekis Ekman och transfeminismbråket |url=https://www.svt.se/opinion/kajsa-ekis-ekman-och-transfeminismbraket-detta-har-hant |access-date=2023-05-21 |website=SVT Nyheter |language=sv}}</ref> Transgender individuals are mentioned in her book ''Being and Being Bought'' (2010), but it was first in the latter part of the 2010s that Ekman picked up the conflicts she believes exist between women's rights issues and later transgender rights demands. In an article from 2018, Ekman writes that gender has been redefined from being a reproductive function to constituting an identity.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ekis Ekman |first=Kajsa |date=2018-01-17 |title=Könet i knoppen |url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/a/wE8VAP |access-date=2023-05-21 |website=Aftonbladet |language=sv}}</ref> In addition to addressing ethical questions related to medical treatment of minors, the article discusses existing and potential negative effects of the new definition of gender. She expressed a surprise that the shift of paradigm she saw had not been discussed.
=== Högdalen swimming pool ===
In 2010, Ekman protested the privatization of public services by listing the bathtub of ''Stockholm's Municipal Commissioner for Sports'', ], for sale on the online platform ''Blocket''. She argued that selling public facilities, like the ] swimming pool, was akin to selling personal property that belonged to the community.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Thomsen |first=Dante |date=March 18, 2011 |title=Hon säljer toppmoderatens badkar |url=https://www.dagensmedia.se/medier/pr/hon-saljer-toppmoderatens-badkar/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903134423/http://www.dagensmedia.se/nyheter/pr/article3130977.ece |archive-date=September 3, 2014 |access-date=2023-05-21 |website=Dagens Media |language=sv}}</ref>


In 2020 Ekman published the book ''On the Meaning of Sex: Thoughts about the New Definition of Woman''. She argues that one kind of gender roles has been replaced by another. Where one was previously expected to dress in a certain way, have certain interests, and exhibit certain personality traits based on one's physical sex, now the physical sex is supposed to be determined by how one dresses, what interests one has, and what personality traits one exhibits.{{citation needed|date=August 2024}}
=== Israel ===

Ekman argues that ] as a state is "built on occupation, the displacement of people, and apartheid" and that this should be criticized.In the summer of 2015, she participated as an activist aboard one of the ships in the ] campaign to protest against Israel's ]. The ship was overtaken by the ], and she was subsequently detained for a week in ] in ].<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2015-07-01 |title=Svenskana kvar i fängelset – Kajsa Ekis Ekman isoleras från de andra svenskarna |url=https://aktuelltfokus.se/svenskarna-lvar-i-fangenskap-ekis-isoleras-ifran-de-andra-fangarna/ |access-date=2023-05-21 |website=Aktuellt Fokus |language=sv-SE}}</ref>
====Reception of gender views====
Ekman's gender-critical writings have resulted in criticism for her views on transgender people. Maria Ramnehill argued in 2018 that Ekman spreads scaremongering propaganda about trans women.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ramnehill |first1=Maria |title=Ekis Ekman sprider skrämselpropaganda om transkvinnor|trans-title=Ekis Ekman spreads scaremongering propaganda about trans women |url=https://www.gp.se/kultur/kultur/ekis-ekman-sprider-skr%C3%A4mselpropaganda-om-transkvinnor-1.5066365 |access-date=30 April 2022 |work=Göteborgs-Posten}}</ref>

Ekman's 2018 article about the transition of gender from a reproductive function to an identity sparked a heated debate in the Swedish media.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-02-19 |title=HELENA GRANSTRÖM: Kön är inte bara en subjektiv upplevelse |url=https://www.expressen.se/kultur/ide/ar-kon-verkligen-en-subjektiv-upplevelse/ |access-date=2023-05-21 |website=www.expressen.se |language=sv}}</ref> Several transgender women criticized her sharply, and Ekman was described as "provocatively unsupportive".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-01-22 |title=Kön – en kamp på liv och död |url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/a/Xw6pPn |access-date=2023-05-21 |website=www.aftonbladet.se |language=sv}}</ref> Ekman responded to the criticism and called for answers to her questions, and some expressed that the questions were important and should be discussed.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-02-08 |title=Ge mig svar – inte ordsallader |url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/a/rLErqa |access-date=2023-05-21 |website=www.aftonbladet.se |language=sv}}</ref>

In 2022 Ekman complained over an article in '']'' where she had been described as a "leading figure in the new transphobic movement"<ref name=dnst>{{cite news |title=Därför stormar det på tidningen Arbetaren igen |url=https://www.dn.se/kultur/darfor-stormar-det-pa-tidningen-arbetaren-igen/ |access-date=4 May 2023 |work=]}}</ref> resulting in criticism from an ethics body over the fact that she was not offered the opportunity to comment on the criticism of her.<ref></ref>

Her 2020 book ''On the Meaning of Sex: Thoughts about the New Definition of Woman'' evoked many reactions and divided opinions. Swedish ] such as ] and ] gave the book positive reviews. Among those who distance themselves from Ekman's stance is ], a Swedish national organisation working for ], which responded to Ekman's book by publishing a list of a hundred things they believed were wrong in Ekman's book.<ref name=rfsl>{{cite web |title=100 fel i "Om könets existens" |date=7 June 2021 |url=https://www.rfsl.se/verksamhet/trans/100-fel-i-ekmans-bok/ |publisher=RFSL |access-date=30 April 2022}}</ref> The book also faced sharp criticism in daily and evening press for some of its conclusions and use of sources.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Andersson |first=Elisabet |date=2021-05-05 |title=Kajsa Ekis Ekmans bok får hård kritik |language=sv |work=Svenska Dagbladet |url=https://www.svd.se/a/oA5VRR/hard-kritik-mot-kajsa-ekis-ekmans-bok |access-date=2023-05-21 |issn=1101-2412}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Salomonsson |first=Sanna |date=2021-04-28 |title=Recension: "Fake news-källor i Ekis Ekmans nya bok" |url=https://www.gp.se/1.45711193 |access-date=2023-05-21 |website=] |language=sv}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ölmedal |first=Ida |date=2021-04-19 |title=Transpersoner görs till murbräckor i kampen |url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/a/41kEve |access-date=2023-05-21 |website=Aftonbladet |language=sv}}</ref> The book was criticized for relying on far-right "] sources"<ref>{{cite news |last1=Samuelsson |first1=Sanna |title=Recension: Fake news-källor i Ekis Ekmans nya bok|trans-title=Review: Fake news sources in Ekis Ekman's new book |url=https://www.gp.se/kultur/recension-om-k%C3%B6nets-existens-av-kajsa-ekis-ekman-1.45711193 |date=28 April 2021 |work=]}}</ref> and depicting ] as a threat.<ref name=Sandberg>{{cite journal |last1=Sandberg |first1=Linn |title=Om transkvinnan som hot|trans-title=On trans women as a threat|url=http://tidskriftenrespons.se/recension/om-transkvinnan-som-hot/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210618104608/https://tidskriftenrespons.se/recension/om-transkvinnan-som-hot/|archivedate=2021-06-18 |date=2021|journal=Respons: Recensionstidskrift för humaniora & samhällsvetenskap|issue=3|pages=41–43}}</ref> '']'' described the book's rhetoric as "abhorrent" and said that "it is debatable whether this book deserves any discussion at all."<ref>{{cite news |title=Kan diskuteres om boken i det hele tatt fortjener omtale|trans-title=It is debatable whether this book deserves any discussion at all |url=https://www.morgenbladet.no/boker/anmeldelser/2021/07/16/enoyd-redningsridder/ |date=16 July 2021 |work=]}}</ref> Maria Horvei wrote that Ekman's "onesided" book argues against ].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Horvei |first1=Maria |title=Å vere eller ikkje få vere |url=https://www.vinduet.no/kritikk/a-vere-eller-ikkje-fa-vere-om-konets-existens-av-kajsa-ekis-ekman/ |date=10 September 2021 |work=]}}</ref>

On a few occasions, Ekman has been canceled from speaking engagements after her criticism of the new perception of gender received attention. For example, she was canceled by national ] organisation ] in 2018 with the reasoning that her statements about gender are "incompatible with Roks' ideology".<ref name=roks>{{Cite web |last=Grönberg |first=Anna |date=2018-02-21 |title=Kajsa Ekis Ekman avbokad från Roks konferens – efter debatt om kön |url=https://www.svt.se/kultur/kajsa-ekis-ekman-avbokad-fran-konferens-efter-debatt-om-kon |access-date=2023-05-21 |website=SVT Nyheter |language=sv}}</ref> ] canceled a breakfast seminar at short notice that was partially based on Ekman's book, citing that a breakfast seminar was not the appropriate format for the topic. In a communication, the Forum for Gender Studies stated that they "ased on questions and comments received in connection with the seminar, would like to emphasize that the Forum for Gender Studies is not a place for transphobia and trans-hate." Ekman responded to the communication on ] with the question, "So, at first, you were planning to have a place for 'transphobia and trans-hate,' but then changed your mind?"<ref name=svtmitt>{{Cite web |last=Rönnqvist Fors |first=Klara |date=2021-05-07 |title=Universitet ställde in seminarium om Kajsa Ekis Ekmans bok |url=https://www.svt.se/kultur/universitet-stallde-in-seminarium-om-kajsa-ekis-ekmans-bok |access-date=2023-05-21 |website=SVT Nyheter |language=sv}}</ref>

=== Högdalen swimming pool ===
In 2010, Ekman put up the bathtub of the Municipal commissioner for Sports, Regina Kevius, for sale on the online marketplace ] in protest against the commissioner's privatization of the public swimming pool in ], Stockholm. The ad was removed by Blocket because the bathtub did not belong to the advertiser. Ekman argued that by the same logic, Kevius also had no right to sell the swimming pool, as it belonged to the people. The inspiration came from activists in ] who put up local politicians' homes for sale on online realtor site ] after the city started selling properties from the public housing stock. Ekman followed up by posting books that she guessed the chairman of the municipal board in Nacka was reading since he put the operation of libraries out for tender.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Thomsen |first=Dante |date=March 18, 2011 |title=Hon säljer toppmoderatens badkar |url=https://www.dagensmedia.se/medier/pr/hon-saljer-toppmoderatens-badkar/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903134423/http://www.dagensmedia.se/nyheter/pr/article3130977.ece |archive-date=September 3, 2014 |access-date=2023-05-21 |website=Dagens Media |language=sv}}</ref>


=== Illegal adoptions === === Illegal adoptions ===
In 2018, Ekman revealed in an article in Aftonbladet that children had been stolen from China for adoption when politician ] had a tenure as chairman of the Swedish Adoption Center.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-08-20 |title=Kristersson svek de stulna barnen |url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/a/KvA9R7 |access-date=2023-05-21 |website=www.aftonbladet.se |language=sv}}</ref> He has since become the leader of the ] and further on ]. Over thirty children were placed from orphanages involved in human trafficking. The article was followed up by a report in Dagens Nyheter in 2022, which showed that Kristersson was aware of the suspicions.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sköld Patrik |first=Josefin |date=2022-11-21 |title=Ulf Kristersson fick larm om kinesisk barnhandel – adoptionerna fortsatte |url=https://www.dn.se/sverige/ulf-kristersson-fick-larm-om-kinesisk-barnhandel-adoptionerna-fortsatte/ |access-date=2023-05-21 |website=Dagens Nyheter |language=sv}}</ref> Ekman expressed surprise that no investigating journalists had picked up the story. In 2018, Ekman revealed in an article in Aftonbladet that children had been stolen from China for adoption when politician ] had a tenure as chairman of the Swedish Adoption Center.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-08-20 |title=Kristersson svek de stulna barnen |url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/a/KvA9R7 |access-date=2023-05-21 |website=www.aftonbladet.se |language=sv}}</ref> He has since become the leader of the ] and further on ]. Over thirty children were placed from orphanages involved in human trafficking. The article was followed up by a report in Dagens Nyheter in 2022, which showed that Kristersson was aware of the suspicions.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sköld Patrik |first=Josefin |date=2022-11-21 |title=Ulf Kristersson fick larm om kinesisk barnhandel – adoptionerna fortsatte |url=https://www.dn.se/sverige/ulf-kristersson-fick-larm-om-kinesisk-barnhandel-adoptionerna-fortsatte/ |access-date=2023-05-21 |website=Dagens Nyheter |language=sv}}</ref> Ekman expressed surprise that no investigating journalists had picked up the story.


=== Israel ===
=== Workers' Rights: Labor Market critique and ''Arbetarbloggen'' initiative ===
Ekman argues that ] as a state is "built on occupation, the displacement of people, and apartheid" and that this should be criticized.In the summer of 2015, she participated as an activist aboard one of the ships in the ] campaign to protest against Israel's ]. The ship was overtaken by the ], and she was subsequently detained for a week in ] in ].<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2015-07-01 |title=Svenskana kvar i fängelset – Kajsa Ekis Ekman isoleras från de andra svenskarna |url=https://aktuelltfokus.se/svenskarna-lvar-i-fangenskap-ekis-isoleras-ifran-de-andra-fangarna/ |access-date=2023-05-21 |website=Aktuellt Fokus |language=sv-SE}}</ref>
Ekman has also been active in advocating for ]. During her tenure at the newspaper ] (''The Worker''), she initiated ''Arbetarbloggen'', (''The Worker's Blog'') a platform for workers to share their experiences anonymously. Although the newspaper did not launch the project, Ekman later independently established the blog to encourage dialogue about workplace realities.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nesser |first=Johannes |title=Kajsa Ekis Ekman’s new initiative lets workers tell their stories |url=https://www.journalisten.se/nyheter/kajsa-ekis-ekmans-nya-satsning-later-arbetstagare-beratta-sjalva |access-date=2023-05-22 |website=Journalisten |date=21 November 2022}}</ref>


=== Views on capitalism and robotization ===
Ekman has given a TEDx talk on capitalism. In her speech, she explains that she sees the past thirty years as a right-wing offensive, where capitalists have sought to recover the lost profits of the oil crisis through three strategies. First, by privatizing and infiltrating the welfare sector, second, by engaging in banking and speculative activities to a greater extent, and third, by lowering wages and/or relocating to low-wage countries. In the Swedish Television program {{Lang|sv|Idévärlden}} in 2017, she states that capitalism is anarchistic by nature.<ref>. Tidsintervall: 4.55–4.58. Publicerades den 13 februari 2017</ref>

=== Labor market ===
In several articles, Ekman has written about the class society and the growing social disparities. She has criticized, among other things, why work-related accidents involving workers do not receive any attention in the media, as in this article from 2020: "There are no online threads where hobby detectives try to figure out what happened. It doesn't become a political issue where parties try to outdo each other in who does the most. And companies are almost never prosecuted for causing the deaths of workers. It's as if the whole of Sweden silently accepts that our country should be built at the expense of sacrificing workers, especially Eastern Europeans."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ekis Ekman |first=Kajsa |date=2020-03-01 |title=Arbetare dör på jobbet – men borgarna vill inte rädda deras liv |url=https://www.etc.se/ledare/arbetare-dor-pa-jobbet-men-borgarna-vill-inte-radda-deras-liv |access-date=2023-05-21 |website=Dagens ETC |language=sv}}</ref> In several articles, Ekman has written about the class society and the growing social disparities. She has criticized, among other things, why work-related accidents involving workers do not receive any attention in the media, as in this article from 2020: "There are no online threads where hobby detectives try to figure out what happened. It doesn't become a political issue where parties try to outdo each other in who does the most. And companies are almost never prosecuted for causing the deaths of workers. It's as if the whole of Sweden silently accepts that our country should be built at the expense of sacrificing workers, especially Eastern Europeans."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ekis Ekman |first=Kajsa |date=2020-03-01 |title=Arbetare dör på jobbet – men borgarna vill inte rädda deras liv |url=https://www.etc.se/ledare/arbetare-dor-pa-jobbet-men-borgarna-vill-inte-radda-deras-liv |access-date=2023-05-21 |website=Dagens ETC |language=sv}}</ref>


== Editorial board at ''Dagens ETC'' ==
=== Views on capitalism and robotization ===
Swedish left-wing magazine and publisher ] started a ], ''Dagens ETC'', in 2014. It was a print publication with a clear left-wing profile and Ekman was contracted as an freelance writer of the editorials. Her contract was terminated with immediate effect in April 2022 after she wrote an article about the ] newspaper '']'', in the wake of the ] 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Säll |first=Anton |date=2022-04-14 |title=Veckans bråk: Fallet Ekis Ekman |url=https://www.fokus.se/kultur/veckans-brak-fallet-ekis-ekman/ |access-date=2023-05-22 |website=Fokus |language=sv-SE}}</ref> Ekman's article is an investigative report on the economic and political interests that influence the Ukrainian newspaper. The article focuses on the newspaper's financing, which Ekman argues comes from the ] and the ]. The article also addresses the connections between the CEO and the defense reporter of the newspaper with the Ukrainian militia ], particularly highlighting their links to nazism, as well as the affiliations of many of the reporters with the ] and ].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ekis Ekman |first=Kajsa |date=2022-04-10 |title=Varför accepteras Kyiv Independents nazistkopplingar? |url=https://www.etc.se/ledare/varfoer-accepteras-kyiv-independents-nazistkopplingar |access-date=2023-05-22 |website=Dagens ETC |language=sv}}</ref>
Ekman has given a ] talk on ]. In her speech, she explains that she sees the past thirty years as a right-wing offensive, where capitalists have sought to recover the lost profits of the oil crisis through three strategies. First, by privatizing and infiltrating the welfare sector, second, by engaging in banking and speculative activities to a greater extent, and third, by lowering wages and/or relocating to low-wage countries. In the Swedish Television program {{Lang|sv|Idévärlden}} in 2017, she states that capitalism is anarchistic by nature.<ref>. Tidsintervall: 4.55–4.58. Publicerades den 13 februari 2017</ref>


The article was accused of reproducing Russian propaganda, casting suspicion on Ukraine, and praising Putin.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-11 |title=Erik Helmerson: Varför är det så viktigt att misstänkliggöra Ukrainas kamp? |url=https://www.dn.se/ledare/erik-helmerson-varfor-ar-det-sa-viktigt-att-misstankliggora-ukrainas-kamp/ |access-date=2023-05-22 |website=DN.SE |language=sv}}</ref> Specific criticism was directed at Ekman for choosing this topic during an ongoing war.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-11 |title=Linda Jerneck: Tokvänstern ser nazister överallt – men blundar för krigsbrott |url=https://www.expressen.se/ledare/linda-jerneck/tokvanstern-ser-nazister-overallt-men-blundar-for-krigsbrott/ |access-date=2023-05-22 |website=www.expressen.se |language=sv}}</ref> ETC decided to end its collaboration with Ekman, who was also accused of plagiarism since a similar article had been published before hers.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Farran-Lee |first=Lydia |date=2022-04-11 |title=Dagens ETC bryter med Kajsa Ekis Ekman |url=https://www.svt.se/kultur/dagens-etc-bryter-med-kajsa-ekis-ekman |access-date=2023-05-22 |website=SVT Nyheter |language=sv}}</ref> However, Andreas Gustavsson, the editor-in-chief of ETC, had already reviewed Ekman's article prior to its publication and was able to refute the plagiarism allegations. He also clarified that the article was not the reason for ending the collaboration but rather Ekis' behavior on social media. On Instagram, Ekman had compared RT (TV channel) with Telesur, Al-Jazeera, and CNN. Gustavsson was accused of inability to recognize Russian propaganda, despite several articles with similar messages to Ekman's being published in close proximity to her article.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-21 |title=Hynek Pallas: Vänstern känner inte igen den ryska propagandan |url=https://www.expressen.se/kultur/hynek-pallas/vanstern-kanner-inte-igen-den-ryska-propagandan/ |access-date=2023-05-22 |website=www.expressen.se |language=sv}}</ref>
== Controversies and Criticism ==
Ekman's work has frequently sparked debate, particularly on topics related to ], ], and ]. Her 2020 book, ''On the Meaning of Sex: Thoughts about the New Definition of Woman'', critiquing the contemporary understanding of gender, has been both praised and criticized. Some feminist scholars, such as ] and ], supported her arguments, while organizations like ] (a Swedish LGBTQ advocacy group) issued detailed criticisms.<ref name=rfsl>{{cite web |title=100 fel i "Om könets existens" |date=7 June 2021 |url=https://www.rfsl.se/verksamhet/trans/100-fel-i-ekmans-bok/ |publisher=RFSL |access-date=30 April 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Andersson |first=Elisabet |date=2021-05-05 |title=Kajsa Ekis Ekmans bok får hård kritik |language=sv |work=Svenska Dagbladet |url=https://www.svd.se/a/oA5VRR/hard-kritik-mot-kajsa-ekis-ekmans-bok |access-date=2023-05-21 |issn=1101-2412}}</ref>


ETC's actions were questioned from various quarters, and a debate on freedom of speech and press freedom ensued.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cwejman |first=Adam |date=2022-04-12 |title=Ekis Ekman bör ha rätt att ha fel |url=https://www.gp.se/1.70471675 |access-date=2023-05-22 |website=] |language=sv}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Kadhammar |first=Peter |date=2022-04-12 |title=Det finns en särskild plats i helvetet för fega redaktörer |url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/a/ALwPwj |access-date=2023-05-22 |website=Aftonbladet |language=sv}}</ref> Several writers at ETC, including ], ], and ], have expressed their support for Ekman's position as an opinion columnist, including through an open letter published in ETC and signed by twelve colleagues who write for ETC.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2022-04-20 |title=Stefan Sundström: Varför kan vi inte ha två tankar i huvudet samtidigt? |url=https://www.etc.se/kronika/stefan-sundstroem-varfoer-kan-vi-inte-ha-tvaa-tankar-i-huvudet-samtidigt |access-date=2023-05-22 |website=Dagens ETC |language=sv}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-28 |title=Chefredaktören borde ompröva sitt beslut |url=https://www.etc.se/debatt/chefredaktoeren-borde-omproeva-sitt-beslut |access-date=2023-05-22 |website=Dagens ETC |language=sv}}</ref>
Her participation in events hosted by ] (WDI), which campaigns for ''women’s sex-based rights'', led to criticism. Some media outlets have described WDI as controversial, although the group defines itself as protecting ] in ].<ref>{{cite web |title=Swedish Launch of the Declaration of Women's Human Rights Campaign | date=16 July 2020 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gTysvfm4Ww&ab_channel=Women%27sDeclarationInternational%28WDI%29 |publisher=Women's Declaration International |access-date=17 May 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Tausz |first1=Ben |title=Collaboration between transphobic feminists and the far right — some facts |url=https://www.workersliberty.org/story/2022-09-12/collaboration-between-transphobic-feminists-and-far-right-some-facts |date=13 September 2022 |work=Workers' Liberty}}</ref>


== Executive editor at ''Arbetaren'' ==
In 2022, her tenure at ], a Swedish left-wing magazine and publisher, ended abruptly following the publication of an article in which Ekman critiqued ], alleging financial ties to foreign governments and connections to the ]. Critics accused her of reproducing ] ] during the ], a claim she and the publication’s editor denied.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Farran-Lee |first=Lydia |date=2022-04-11 |title=Dagens ETC bryter med Kajsa Ekis Ekman |url=https://www.svt.se/kultur/dagens-etc-bryter-med-kajsa-ekis-ekman |access-date=2023-05-22 |website=SVT Nyheter |language=sv}}</ref> The incident sparked a debate about freedom of speech and editorial responsibility.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kadhammar |first=Peter |date=2022-04-12 |title=Det finns en särskild plats i helvetet för fega redaktörer |url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/a/ALwPwj |access-date=2023-05-22 |website=Aftonbladet |language=sv}}</ref>
After the summer of 2022, the chairman of the board of the ] magazine '']'', Thomas Karlsson, announced that he had appointed Ekman as the acting editor-in-chief for a year. This decision sparked protests when the editorial staff and the board learned about it.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Källén |first=Matilda |date=2022-09-07 |title=Kajsa Ekis Ekman ogiltigförklarar uppsägning från Arbetaren |url=https://www.dn.se/kultur/kajsa-ekis-ekman-ogiltigforklarar-uppsagning-fran-arbetaren/ |access-date=2023-05-22 |website=Dagens Nyheter |language=sv}}</ref> The protests resulted in several employees receiving warnings, the resignation of the board, and the temporary intervention of the central committee of the owner, the ] ], taking over as a new board.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Nesser |first=Johannes |date=August 29, 2022 |title=SAC tillsätter extern utredning – "Vi fick information via medier" |url=https://www.journalisten.se/nyheter/sac-tillsatter-extern-utredning-vi-fick-information-medier |access-date=2023-05-22 |website=Journalisten}}</ref> The new board terminated the agreement with Ekman, which she refused to accept, citing Swedish ] (LAS) among other reasons.<ref name=":3" /> Consequently, Ekman was relieved of her duties and subsequently filed a lawsuit against the newspaper.<ref name=":42">{{Cite web |last=Ekis Ekman |first=Kajsa |date=2022-12-08 |title="Helst en mindre färgstark chefredaktör" |url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/a/8JG56r |access-date=2023-05-22 |website=Aftonbladet |language=sv}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Nesser |first=Johannes |date=May 15, 2023 |title=Nu ska tvisten mellan Ekis Ekman och Arbetaren avgöras |url=https://www.journalisten.se/nyheter/nu-ska-tvisten-mellan-ekis-ekman-och-arbetaren-avgoras |access-date=2023-05-22 |website=Journalisten}}</ref> She won the lawsuit, the court found the contract breach unlawful, and ''Arbetaren'' had to compensate for lost income for the full year and damage.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nilsson |first=Madeleine |date=June 16, 2023 |title=Kajsa Ekis Ekman vinner mot Arbetaren – uppsägningen ogiltigförklaras |url=https://www.dagensmedia.se/medier/tidskrifter/kajsa-ekis-ekman-vinner-mot-arbetaren-uppsagningen-ogiltigforklaras/ |access-date=2023-06-16 |website=Dagens Media |language=sv}}</ref>


== ''Arbetarbloggen'' ==
In the same year, her appointment as editor-in-chief of ] faced significant pushback, resulting in her dismissal. Ekman challenged the dismissal in court and won, with the court ruling her termination unlawful.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nilsson |first=Madeleine |date=June 16, 2023 |title=Kajsa Ekis Ekman vinner mot Arbetaren – uppsägningen ogiltigförklaras |url=https://www.dagensmedia.se/medier/tidskrifter/kajsa-ekis-ekman-vinner-mot-arbetaren-uppsagningen-ogiltigforklaras/ |access-date=2023-06-16}}</ref>
During her time at the newspaper ''Arbetaren'' (''The Worker''), she began setting up a blog called "arbetarbloggen" (i.e "the Workers' Blog"), where anyone should be able to blog about their everyday work place.<ref name=":42"/> The newspaper shared stairways with the syndicalist labor union ], and she was inspired by stories from their visitors.<ref name=":42"/> However, the newspaper did not follow through with the launch, and when she had to leave, she started ''arbetarbloggen.se,'' where workers can submit stories about their everyday work experiences.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nesser |first=Johannes |title=Kajsa Ekis Ekmans nya satsning – låter arbetstagare berätta själva |url=https://www.journalisten.se/nyheter/kajsa-ekis-ekmans-nya-satsning-later-arbetstagare-beratta-sjalva |access-date=2023-05-22 |website=Journalisten|date=21 November 2022 }}</ref> She is the editor-in-chief, and anyone can contribute to the blog with the option to remain anonymous.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Om oss |url=https://www.arbetarbloggen.se/om-oss/ |access-date=2023-05-22 |website=www.arbetarbloggen.se |language=sv-SE}}</ref> The blog is not intended to report on misconduct or serve as another platform for political debate. One of the points is that workers spend a significant part of their lives at work, but it is rarely mentioned on social media or other interaction creating a lack of knowledge about each other's everyday experiences.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Persson |first=Sonja |date=March 6, 2023 |title=Vi jobbar hela dagarna men vi pratar aldrig om det |url=https://visombyggerlandet.se/vi-jobbar-hela-dagarna-men-vi-pratar-aldrig-om-det/ |access-date=2023-05-22 |website=Vi som bygger landet}}</ref>


== Awards and Recognition == == Awards ==


* 2010 – ]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hamrud |first=Annika |date=2010-02-04 |title=Roy Andersson får Leninpriset |url=https://www.dn.se/arkiv/kultur/roy-andersson-far-leninpriset/ |access-date=2023-05-21 |website=Dagens Nyheter |language=sv}}</ref> * 2010 – ]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hamrud |first=Annika |date=2010-02-04 |title=Roy Andersson får Leninpriset |url=https://www.dn.se/arkiv/kultur/roy-andersson-far-leninpriset/ |access-date=2023-05-21 |website=Dagens Nyheter |language=sv}}</ref>
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* 2020 – ]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Erlandsson |first=Martin |date=2020-01-28 |title=Kajsa "Ekis" Ekman yngsta mottagaren av Leninpriset |url=https://www.gp.se/1.23206073 |access-date=2023-05-21 |website=] |language=sv}}</ref> * 2020 – ]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Erlandsson |first=Martin |date=2020-01-28 |title=Kajsa "Ekis" Ekman yngsta mottagaren av Leninpriset |url=https://www.gp.se/1.23206073 |access-date=2023-05-21 |website=] |language=sv}}</ref>


== Bibliography == == Books ==


* ''Being and Being Bought: Prostitution, Surrogacy and the Split Self'' (''Varat och varan : prostitution, surrogatmödraskap och den delade människan''. Stockholm: Leopard. 2010) * ''Being and Being Bought: Prostitution, Surrogacy and the Split Self'' (''Varat och varan : prostitution, surrogatmödraskap och den delade människan''. Stockholm: Leopard. 2010)

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Swedish writer and activist

Kajsa Ekis Ekman
Caucasian woman with shoulder-length blonde hair wearing a red shawlEkman in 2023
Born1980 (age 44–45)
Stockholm, Sweden
Occupation(s)Journalist, author
Years active2010–present
Awards

Kajsa Ekis Ekman (born in 1980) is a Swedish author, journalist, and debater. Her works have sparked debate in subjects regarding prostitution, surrogacy, transgender issues, and capitalism. She identifies as a feminist and has written a book and several articles from a gender-critical perspective,. She participated in the Swedish launch of Women's Declaration International. Until 2022 she wrote for Dagens ETC [sv], departing amid controversy in 2022. Later in 2022 she was hired as editor of Arbetaren, but let go shortly afterwards, which generated extensive debate. Currently, she is the editor-in-chief of Parabol Press and contributes to a number of other Swedish publications. The awards she received include the Robespierre Prize in 2010 and Lenin Award in 2020.

Biography

Ekman grew up in Stockholm and became involved with the punk movement in her early teens. That led her to engage in political activism for animal rights and anti-fascism.

She participated in the protests at the European Council meetings in Gothenburg 2001, coined the Gothenburg Riots, and has mentioned experiencing a decline in activist movements as an aftermath. During an open house at the Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter, she criticised the paper's lack of appeal to young people. Journalist Viggo Cavling, editor of the newspaper's supplement DN på stan, encouraged her to write and submit something herself. This led to a collaboration that sparked her interest in writing.

She has studied literature at university level, among other subjects.

Ekman has founded several networks and organizations, including the climate action group Klimax, the anti-surrogacy network Feministiskt Nej till Surrogatmödraskap and Greece support network Nätverket för Grekland. In 2010, she was a spokesperson for the group Shut It Down aimed at the fossil fueled powerplant Värtaverket using acts of civil disobedience.

Ekman serves as editor-in-chief of Parabol Press. She contributes to the cultural section of Dagens Nyheter, she has written op-eds about foreign issues for the Norwegian newspaper Klassekampen, she is a literary critic at the Swedish daily Aftonbladet's cultural section, and she contributes to Dala-Demokraten. She has also contributed to Le Monde diplomatique and Truthdig.

She has previously worked as an editorial writer for left wing paper Dagens ETC and was a member of the editorial board for the magazine Brand. Ekman lectures internationally on prostitution, surrogacy, and crisis theory.

In 2020, Ekman was awarded the Swedish Lenin Award given that she is an "independent socialist and feminist with the whole world as her field of work." She has referred to herself as "generally left-wing."

Books

Ekman made her debut as an author in 2010 with the book Being and Being Bought, subtitled "Prostitution, Surrogacy and the Split Self". It received mixed reviews, and her stance against surrogacy sparked debate. Maria Sveland described it as "one of the year's most important books" in Dagens Nyheter, and it has been translated into English, German, Spanish, French and Italian. The ensuing debate led the Left Party and Feminist Initiative to take stances against surrogacy in Sweden.

Ekman's book Skulden: Eurokrisen sedd från Aten (approximately "The Debt: Eurocrisis perceived from Athens"), from 2014, explores the economic crisis in Europe and Greek government-debt crisis from a Greek perspective. The book was published in Greek under the title κλεμμένη άνοιξη (approximately "The Stolen Spring"). It challenges the myth of the lazy Greek often cited in Sweden and the rest of EU. Skulden was reviewed in Sweden's major daily Dagens Nyheter by Andres Lokko, who stated that "Kajsa Ekis Ekman is efficient and pedagogical. Even for a reader lacking even the most basic knowledge on economics, she clarifies the chain of events from threats of bankruptcy to the EU-banks (especially the German ones) egotist and arrogant decision-making about the future of Greece." The book was translated to Greek under the title Klemmeni Anoixi by KEDROS Publications. For this book, Ekman was awarded the 2015 Swedish-Greek of the Year Prize.

Ekman's book On the Meaning of Sex: Thoughts about the New Definition of Woman, which addresses what she refers to as the new understanding of gender, was published in April 2021. It spurred major controversy and Ekman was dubbed a "TERF", trans-exclusionary radical feminist, by parts of the feminist and LBGT-movement.

Views

Transgender issues

Ekman has written several articles and a book promoting gender-critical ideas.

In 2020 Ekman participated in the Swedish launch of anti-trans group Women's Declaration International (WDI; formerly named Women's Human Rights Campaign or WHRC). She has also participated in other WDI events, such as WDI's "Feminist Question Time." In 2022 she appeared alongside prominent anti-trans activists Posie Parker and WDI founder Heather Brunskell-Evans, in an event focused on surrogacy.

Ekman argues that the perception of gender has shifted from being biological to being experiential, and that this risks undermining the issue of women's rights. Transgender individuals are mentioned in her book Being and Being Bought (2010), but it was first in the latter part of the 2010s that Ekman picked up the conflicts she believes exist between women's rights issues and later transgender rights demands. In an article from 2018, Ekman writes that gender has been redefined from being a reproductive function to constituting an identity. In addition to addressing ethical questions related to medical treatment of minors, the article discusses existing and potential negative effects of the new definition of gender. She expressed a surprise that the shift of paradigm she saw had not been discussed.

In 2020 Ekman published the book On the Meaning of Sex: Thoughts about the New Definition of Woman. She argues that one kind of gender roles has been replaced by another. Where one was previously expected to dress in a certain way, have certain interests, and exhibit certain personality traits based on one's physical sex, now the physical sex is supposed to be determined by how one dresses, what interests one has, and what personality traits one exhibits.

Reception of gender views

Ekman's gender-critical writings have resulted in criticism for her views on transgender people. Maria Ramnehill argued in 2018 that Ekman spreads scaremongering propaganda about trans women.

Ekman's 2018 article about the transition of gender from a reproductive function to an identity sparked a heated debate in the Swedish media. Several transgender women criticized her sharply, and Ekman was described as "provocatively unsupportive". Ekman responded to the criticism and called for answers to her questions, and some expressed that the questions were important and should be discussed.

In 2022 Ekman complained over an article in Dagens Nyheter where she had been described as a "leading figure in the new transphobic movement" resulting in criticism from an ethics body over the fact that she was not offered the opportunity to comment on the criticism of her.

Her 2020 book On the Meaning of Sex: Thoughts about the New Definition of Woman evoked many reactions and divided opinions. Swedish feminists such as Nina Björk and Yvonne Hirdman gave the book positive reviews. Among those who distance themselves from Ekman's stance is RFSL, a Swedish national organisation working for LBGT-rights, which responded to Ekman's book by publishing a list of a hundred things they believed were wrong in Ekman's book. The book also faced sharp criticism in daily and evening press for some of its conclusions and use of sources. The book was criticized for relying on far-right "fake news sources" and depicting trans women as a threat. Morgenbladet described the book's rhetoric as "abhorrent" and said that "it is debatable whether this book deserves any discussion at all." Maria Horvei wrote that Ekman's "onesided" book argues against strawmen.

On a few occasions, Ekman has been canceled from speaking engagements after her criticism of the new perception of gender received attention. For example, she was canceled by national women's shelter organisation ROKS in 2018 with the reasoning that her statements about gender are "incompatible with Roks' ideology". Mittuniversitetet's Forum for Gender Studies canceled a breakfast seminar at short notice that was partially based on Ekman's book, citing that a breakfast seminar was not the appropriate format for the topic. In a communication, the Forum for Gender Studies stated that they "ased on questions and comments received in connection with the seminar, would like to emphasize that the Forum for Gender Studies is not a place for transphobia and trans-hate." Ekman responded to the communication on Instagram with the question, "So, at first, you were planning to have a place for 'transphobia and trans-hate,' but then changed your mind?"

Högdalen swimming pool

In 2010, Ekman put up the bathtub of the Municipal commissioner for Sports, Regina Kevius, for sale on the online marketplace Blocket in protest against the commissioner's privatization of the public swimming pool in Högdalen, Stockholm. The ad was removed by Blocket because the bathtub did not belong to the advertiser. Ekman argued that by the same logic, Kevius also had no right to sell the swimming pool, as it belonged to the people. The inspiration came from activists in Gothenburg who put up local politicians' homes for sale on online realtor site Hemnet after the city started selling properties from the public housing stock. Ekman followed up by posting books that she guessed the chairman of the municipal board in Nacka was reading since he put the operation of libraries out for tender.

Illegal adoptions

In 2018, Ekman revealed in an article in Aftonbladet that children had been stolen from China for adoption when politician Ulf Kristersson had a tenure as chairman of the Swedish Adoption Center. He has since become the leader of the Moderate Party and further on Prime Minister of Sweden. Over thirty children were placed from orphanages involved in human trafficking. The article was followed up by a report in Dagens Nyheter in 2022, which showed that Kristersson was aware of the suspicions. Ekman expressed surprise that no investigating journalists had picked up the story.

Israel

Ekman argues that Israel as a state is "built on occupation, the displacement of people, and apartheid" and that this should be criticized.In the summer of 2015, she participated as an activist aboard one of the ships in the Ship to Gaza campaign to protest against Israel's blockade of Gaza. The ship was overtaken by the Israeli military, and she was subsequently detained for a week in Giv'on Prison in Ramla.

Views on capitalism and robotization

Ekman has given a TEDx talk on capitalism. In her speech, she explains that she sees the past thirty years as a right-wing offensive, where capitalists have sought to recover the lost profits of the oil crisis through three strategies. First, by privatizing and infiltrating the welfare sector, second, by engaging in banking and speculative activities to a greater extent, and third, by lowering wages and/or relocating to low-wage countries. In the Swedish Television program Idévärlden in 2017, she states that capitalism is anarchistic by nature.

Labor market

In several articles, Ekman has written about the class society and the growing social disparities. She has criticized, among other things, why work-related accidents involving workers do not receive any attention in the media, as in this article from 2020: "There are no online threads where hobby detectives try to figure out what happened. It doesn't become a political issue where parties try to outdo each other in who does the most. And companies are almost never prosecuted for causing the deaths of workers. It's as if the whole of Sweden silently accepts that our country should be built at the expense of sacrificing workers, especially Eastern Europeans."

Editorial board at Dagens ETC

Swedish left-wing magazine and publisher ETC started a daily newspaper, Dagens ETC, in 2014. It was a print publication with a clear left-wing profile and Ekman was contracted as an freelance writer of the editorials. Her contract was terminated with immediate effect in April 2022 after she wrote an article about the Ukrainian newspaper The Kyiv Independent, in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine 2022. Ekman's article is an investigative report on the economic and political interests that influence the Ukrainian newspaper. The article focuses on the newspaper's financing, which Ekman argues comes from the European Endowment for Democracy and the Canadian government. The article also addresses the connections between the CEO and the defense reporter of the newspaper with the Ukrainian militia Azov Brigade, particularly highlighting their links to nazism, as well as the affiliations of many of the reporters with the U.S. Department of State and USAID.

The article was accused of reproducing Russian propaganda, casting suspicion on Ukraine, and praising Putin. Specific criticism was directed at Ekman for choosing this topic during an ongoing war. ETC decided to end its collaboration with Ekman, who was also accused of plagiarism since a similar article had been published before hers. However, Andreas Gustavsson, the editor-in-chief of ETC, had already reviewed Ekman's article prior to its publication and was able to refute the plagiarism allegations. He also clarified that the article was not the reason for ending the collaboration but rather Ekis' behavior on social media. On Instagram, Ekman had compared RT (TV channel) with Telesur, Al-Jazeera, and CNN. Gustavsson was accused of inability to recognize Russian propaganda, despite several articles with similar messages to Ekman's being published in close proximity to her article.

ETC's actions were questioned from various quarters, and a debate on freedom of speech and press freedom ensued. Several writers at ETC, including Nina Björk, Aleksa Lundberg, and Stefan Sundström, have expressed their support for Ekman's position as an opinion columnist, including through an open letter published in ETC and signed by twelve colleagues who write for ETC.

Executive editor at Arbetaren

After the summer of 2022, the chairman of the board of the syndicalist magazine Arbetaren, Thomas Karlsson, announced that he had appointed Ekman as the acting editor-in-chief for a year. This decision sparked protests when the editorial staff and the board learned about it. The protests resulted in several employees receiving warnings, the resignation of the board, and the temporary intervention of the central committee of the owner, the labor union SAC Syndikalisterna, taking over as a new board. The new board terminated the agreement with Ekman, which she refused to accept, citing Swedish Employment Protection Act (LAS) among other reasons. Consequently, Ekman was relieved of her duties and subsequently filed a lawsuit against the newspaper. She won the lawsuit, the court found the contract breach unlawful, and Arbetaren had to compensate for lost income for the full year and damage.

Arbetarbloggen

During her time at the newspaper Arbetaren (The Worker), she began setting up a blog called "arbetarbloggen" (i.e "the Workers' Blog"), where anyone should be able to blog about their everyday work place. The newspaper shared stairways with the syndicalist labor union SAC, and she was inspired by stories from their visitors. However, the newspaper did not follow through with the launch, and when she had to leave, she started arbetarbloggen.se, where workers can submit stories about their everyday work experiences. She is the editor-in-chief, and anyone can contribute to the blog with the option to remain anonymous. The blog is not intended to report on misconduct or serve as another platform for political debate. One of the points is that workers spend a significant part of their lives at work, but it is rarely mentioned on social media or other interaction creating a lack of knowledge about each other's everyday experiences.

Awards

  • 2010 – Robespierre Prize
  • 2015 – Swedish-Greek of the Year, appointed by "Nämnden för kulturellt samarbete mellan Sverige och Grekland", an Governmental board för cultural cooperation between Sweden and Greece.
  • 2016 – Sara Lidman Award
  • 2020 – Lenin Award

Books

  • Being and Being Bought: Prostitution, Surrogacy and the Split Self (Varat och varan : prostitution, surrogatmödraskap och den delade människan. Stockholm: Leopard. 2010)
  • Skulden : eurokrisen sedd från Aten. Stockholm: Leopard. 2013
  • Texter 1998–2015. Perspektiv ; 1. Stockholm: ETC Förlag. 2015
  • On the Meaning of Sex: Thoughts about the New Definition of Woman (Om könets existens – tankar om den nya synen på kön. Stockholm: Polaris, 2021)

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