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Re:Living and working in Sweden as engineers by robin_reala on Tuesday January 01, 2019 @03:03PM (#18801956)
Sweden has made the choice unlike the UK that gender equality is only achieved when both parents have equal opportunities in the job market. That way, both parents get equal child leave (with a floating pot to be shared as needed), and childcare is effectively free to encourage both parents back to work when able.

The only other big change is a political system built on coalitions. Apart from that, it’s mostly the same.

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Re:Living and working in Sweden as engineers by Accacin on Wednesday January 02, 2019 @06:41AM (#18805586)
Yes this for me makes complete sense. The UK has made some small steps in the right direction and I hope this continues. Childcare like I said is completely ridiculous and needs to be looked at.
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Re:Living and working in Sweden as engineers by solarkraft on Tuesday January 01, 2019 @08:51PM (#18803642)
> both parents get equal child leave (with a floating pot to be shared as needed)

That is so obvious. How else would one do it?

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Re:Living and working in Sweden as engineers by dsajames on Tuesday January 01, 2019 @11:12PM (#18804130)
I find this strange. You are essentially saying caring for your own children isn't something you should do, something only poorer people should do. This sounds like hiring a mercenary army instead of having a domestic volunteer army.
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