Välkomnande till Sverige!  Sweden is generally regarded as a world leader in equitable policy on work-family issues.  This website is dedicated to looking at Sweden in the context of family, work, and gender.

Sweden is a capitalistic country of over nine million people that focuses a significant amount of money on social welfare programs.  World-class public childcare, paid parental leave, limited workweeks, and parents that are engaged full-time in both family and work are a few of the gender-equal and family-friendly characteristics of this Nordic country.

Throughout this site, Sweden will be looked at from the perspectives of the mother and the father.  Progressing from the traditional male-breadwinner/female-homemaker family models of the past, Swedish policy has been created to engage women in the workforce and men in the home.  Through their public policy, Sweden works towards a goal of gender equality and child well-being to create a work-family balance; these aims reflect the general attitudes of the Swedish population.

Resources:
Gornick, Janet C. and Marcia K. Meyers. 2003. Families that Work: Policies for Reconciling Parenthood and Employment. 1st ed. New York: Russell Sage Foundation.

Statistics Sweden (SCB). 2008. "Statistics Sweden." Sweden: Statistics Sweden, Retrieved 2/26, 2008 (http://www.scb.se/default____2154.asp).