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Helena von Schantz
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Helena von Schantz (born 1959) is a Swedish politician, writer and language (Swedish, English, French) teacher at Djäkneparksskolan in Norrköping. She is President of Women in Östergötland, and lives in Valdemarsvik. She stood as a Liberal parliamentary candidate in the 2010 elections. She writes for Liberati, Newsmill, Expressen and Norrköpings Tidningar. She is an outspoken liberal and critic of Swedish radical feminism and paternalism. She writes on education, gender issues, morality and civil rights. Helena von Schantz has been a tireless advocate of the need to base public policy on sound evidence rather than ideology. Her blog was rated amongst the most highly linked. Her activities have won her the praise of local MP Karin Granbom Ellison. In 2010 her outspoken criticism of the controversial government inquiry into prostitution "Nästa evidensfria utredning" (Practically Evidence-free Inquiry) won her praise from the anthropologist, Laura Agustin, writing in The Local, and other commentators. She then published a multi-party non-partisan critique of the failure to use proper methodology in such public policy documents. Personal life Married with children. Selected articles Newsmill * [http://www.newsmill.se/artikel/2009/11/08/kvotering-ar-formyndarpolitik En delad föräldraförsäkring diskriminerar papporna (Shared parental leave discriminates against fathers) Nov 8 2009] * [http://www.newsmill.se/artikel/2010/06/27/l-sningen-p-v-ra-sjunkande-spr-kkunskaper-r-inte-fler-vuxna-i-skolan-rossana-dina Lösningen på våra sjunkande språkkunskaper är inte fler vuxna i skolan, Rossana Dinamarca! (Rossana Dinamarca: The solution to our declining language skills is not more adults in schools) Jun 27] * [http://www.newsmill.se/artikel/2010/08/10/skolpolitikens-dagsl-ndor-och-myror Skolpolitikens dagsländor och myror (School Politics: Mayflies and ants) Aug 10 2010] * [http://www.newsmill.se/artikel/2011/01/06/kan-vi-kvotera-oss-till-j-mst-lldhet Kan vi kvotera oss till jämställdhet? (Can we impose quotas on equality?) Jan 6 2011] * [http://www.newsmill.se/artikel/2011/01/17/sakine-madon-och-yttrandefriheten Sakine Madon och yttrandefriheten (Sakine Madon and freedom of expression) Jan 17 2011] Expressen * [http://www.expressen.se/debatt/1.1804897/klart-att-vi-larare-ger-for-hoga-betyg Klart att vi lärare ger för höga betyg (Of course we teachers give high grades) Dec 7 2009] Liberati * [http://www.liberati.se/2010/07/24/varfor-fra-lagen-ar-bra-for-sverige/ Varför FRA-lagen är bra för Sverige (Why the FRA law is good for Sweden) Jul 24 2010] 
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