Isabella Löwengrip, a Moderaterna member, faced backlash after telling DN that women need to understand how governments work. She clarified to Aftonbladet that women often vote more emotionally than strategically. She attributes the loss of female voters to cooperation with the Sweden Democrats.
Isabella Löwengrip told DN that "women must understand how a government works," referring to the need for 51 percent for a majority and cooperation with other parties. The statement sparked strong criticism on social media, with many accusing her of belittling women.
Löwengrip dismisses the criticism as mostly from the left. She told Aftonbladet: "Of course women understand how a government is formed in practice. What I'm trying to explain is that we have—not all—but very many women who vote more emotionally than strategically."
A recent SVT survey shows a growing gender gap in voting, with men supporting the Tidö parties while women shift to the red-greens. Löwengrip blames Moderaterna's loss of female voters in the last election on SD cooperation, per the party's analysis. "Many female entrepreneurs like Moderaterna; SD is the villain," she said.
She notes women often react emotionally to SD and Jimmie Åkesson, unlike men who focus on policy issues like taxes. Though she views SD cooperation as less than ideal, she highlights benefits such as tax-free ISK savings up to 300,000 kronor, a zero-vision against men's violence toward women, life sentences for grave rapes, and more free IVF attempts.
Löwengrip is open to a future ministerial role in business affairs.
