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In response to a string of sexual assault allegations that occured at a popularSwedish festival, a comedian has taken action by organising a women-only event that is scheduled to go ahead in 2018.

Comedian Emma Knyckare cameup with the idea after learning of the sheer number of sexual offenses committed atfour-day event Bravalla, which has actuallybeen cancelled in response tothe ongoingissuefor next year.

"What do you think about putting together a really cool festival where only non-men are welcome?" she tweeted, before arguingthat the festivalwould continue takingplace "until all men learned how to behave" themselves.

Only a day after she posted the initial tweet, Emma confirmed that "Sweden's first man-free rock festival will see the light next summer" after revealing thata "solid group of talented organisers and project leaders" are turningthe idea into areality.

High rates of sexual assault assault at festivals isn't only an issue in Sweden - with Newsweek reporting that 28 events in the UK have taken action by participating in an online blackout to promote the#saferspacesatfestivals cause. This also follows Glastonbury'slaunch of The Sisterhood - a safe space exclusively designed for "intersectional, queer, trans and disability-inclusive" women.

As for the people complaining about reverse discrimination, Emma pointed out to Aftonbladet newspaper that the safety of female festival-goersshould come above all else: “Since it seems to be OK to discriminate against women all the time, maybe it’s OK to shut out men for three days? I would not exactly call it an abuse not to come to the festival.”