Sweden is famous for its generous and flexible parental leave but some critics say it's enforcing traditional gender roles as fathers aren't making full use of the time they could take off with their newborns.
The way that parental leave works is changing, meaning that more people will be entitled to the benefit. Here's a look at the changes coming into effect from July 1st.
Sweden was ranked the best place to raise a family out of 31 wealthy countries in a new report from Unicef which rated how family-friendly different countries' policies were.
A new index charting female economic empowerment cites Sweden as the example for other OECD countries to follow, predicting that there would be a $6 trillion boost to OECD GDP if female employment rates were boosted to match the Nordic country.
A government investigator has proposed that Sweden should increase the total use-it-or-lose-it parental leave allowance to five months per parent in an effort to push more equal sharing of leave.
Sweden is known for offering one of the most generous parental leave packages in the world, but a new study confirms that it can also have a negative impact on couples if not handled in the right way.
One of Sweden's four female party leaders has marked her return from maternity leave in a comedy video that proves the Nordic country is streets ahead of most nations when it comes to gender equality.
A surprising number of Swedish fathers do not take a single day's parental leave to look after their newborn babies, according to the country's social welfare agency.
Couples in Sweden will no longer be entitled to a gender equality bonus for spliting parental leave, if the government's autumn budget gets passed next month.
UPDATED: Plans to introduce a
third month of paid parental leave reserved for fathers are set to be introduced in 2016, the Swedish government has revealed, in a bid to further increase gender equality.
Social Democrat leader Stefan Löfven has promised to raise the ceiling for unemployment insurance payments and hinted at changes to paternity leave if he wins September's election.
A new myth-busting review of Sweden's parental leave practices has revealed that men and women divvying up the generous benefits equally do not stand to lose money, despite the general belief to the contrary.
The Liberal People's Party (Folkpartiet) want a third paternity month of parental benefit saying it will play a crucial role for children and help career prospects for mothers.
With Sweden's solid paternity laws and encouraged gender equality, AFP's Camille Bas-Wohlert examines how Swedish fathers are more involved in raising their children than fathers in other countries are.
Half of Sweden's business administrators have said they are expected to pitch in at work despite caring for their child while on parental leave, with men more at risk of never leaving the office.
Missing her daughter's "irretrievable" babyhood haunts photographer <b>Linda M. Thompson</b> on her 45-minute commute to and from university, but she says it's time to stop condemning Swedish mothers who don't take out all their parental leave.
Tobacco users in Sweden will have to dig deeper into their wallets as another tax increase comes into force in the new year, while parental leave benefits as well as housing allowances are set to increase starting on January 1st.
Almost 20 percent of Swedish fathers don't take one single day of parental leave during the first four years of their children's life, according to fresh figures from Sweden's social insurance agency Försäkringskassan.
Immigrant parents with young children should have a shorter parental leave when the family moves to Sweden Centre Party's leader and minister for enterprise and energy Maud Olofsson said in an interview with Sveriges Radio (SR).
Less parental leave for those who have just arrived in Sweden with kids will help getting immigrant women out on the labour market, according to two Swedish experts.
