Kvinna till Kvinna’s Board is elected every fourth year by WILPF Sweden (Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom) and the Swedish Peace and Arbitration Association.

The Board meets seven times a year. It is chaired by Birgit Hansson.

Birgit Hansson

Chairperson
Licensed psychologist, honorary doctor (Stockholm University).
Former chairperson of the Swedish Psychological Association and rector of the Swedish National Police Academy.
E-mail: birgithansson2008(at)live.se

Viola Furubjelke

Deputy chairperson
Former member of the Swedish parliament, ambassador to Syria/Lebanon, secretary-general of the Olof Palme International Center and chairperson of the Swedish UN Association.
E-mail: viola.furubjelke(at)home.se

Jesper Hansén

Secretary
Area director, Save the Children Sweden.
Former secretary-general at the Swedish Foundation for Human Rights.
E-mail: jesper.hansen(at)rb.se

Maria Appelblom

Board member
Chief of the UN Standing Policy Capacity
Email: maria.appelblom(at)telia.com

Lars Jalmert

Board member
Emeritus professor of education, Stockholm University. Board member of Men for Gender Equality, the Fredrika Bremer Association and Feministiskt Perspektiv.
E-mail: lars.jalmert(at)edu.su.se

Devrim Mavi

Board member
Head of the Feminist Initiative party’s registry at Stockholm City Hall.
Former editor-in-chief and journalist.
E-mail: devrim.mavi(at)hotellrevyn.se

Marie Sundberg

Board member
Journalist and freelance writer.
Former financial journalist and foreign correspondent based in Brussels.
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Kajsa Wejryd

Deputy board member
Head of Uppsala’s municipal upper secondary education and adult education.
Former teacher and president of Women in the Church of Sweden.
E-mail: kajsa.wejryd(at)telia.com

Banafshe Hejazi

Deputy board member
Human-rights strategist, City of Stockholm.
E-mail: banafem(at)yahoo.com

Karin Karlsbro

Deputy board member
Sustainability manager, Swedish Property Federation.
Former chief-of-staff at the Government Offices of Sweden and permanent secretary at the Swedish Liberals’ Parliamentary Secretariat.
E-mail: karlsbro(at)hotmail.com 

Lena Backhausen

Deputy board member
Licensed psychologist.
Former HR manager and leadership and organisational consultant.
E-mail: lena.backhausen(at)comhem.se