Members of The Riksdag
As of February 2013, 44.7 percent of the members of the Riksdag are women. This is the world's fourth highest proportion of females in a national parliament—behind only the Parliaments of Rwanda, Andorra, and Cuba. However, the parliaments of Rwanda and Cuba do not exercise much political power.
A member of the riksdag is working full-time with his mandate and has a salary of 56 000 SEK (around $ 8,800) per month.
According to a survey investigation by the sociologist Jenny Hansson, Swedish national parliamentarians have an average work week of 66 hours, including side responsibilities. Hansson's investigation further reports that the average Swedish national parliamentarian sleeps 6.5 hours per night.
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