#1 Swedish parental leave – as gender egalitarian as it gets?
In Sweden, parents of a newborn are given 480 days of leave to split between them to look after their child. Most of the days are paid up to 80 per cent of the parent’s salary and can be taken until the child turns eight. Paid by the state, the system encourages both parents to take time off to spend time with their child. What is it like to have all that time with your child, and what is it like to get back to work after so many months away?
Guests:
Gabriella Hertzman, HR communications manager at Spotify, knows about the importance of parental leave, both professionally and personally.
Michael Wells is an American researcher at Karolinska Institutet. When recorded, he was about to take eight months off for parental leave – significantly more than fathers take on average in Sweden.
