… and also the highest gender gaps in favour of women. In Sweden, for example, 38 % of women and 24 % of men aged … and men, it particularly increases women’s participation. Sweden is a good example of such an effect. Among EU Member States, Sweden has the highest levels of participation in education …
… enrolment rates have remained similar in Greece, Romania, Sweden and Bulgaria (+ 1 p.p.), only one Member State, … Poland (58 %) and Romania (60 %), whereas Belgium (99 %), Sweden (98 %) and Spain (96 %) had the highest rates among … are most likely to be involved in informal childcare in Sweden (95 % and on a par with women), Ireland (90 %), and …
… men. There is nearly equal distribution of care duties in Sweden, Romania, Croatia and Estonia (0.8 p.p.), and gaps as … Among Member States, this figure ranges from 12 % in Sweden to 86 % in Portugal. Some of the most common reasons …
… by men is changing slowly, even in Member States such as Sweden, where 45 % of the parental-leave benefit recipients … more fathers to use their leave (Table 5). For example, Sweden has a ‘gender equality bonus’ or a ‘father’s quota’ … & Leitão, 2018). The introduction of the father’s quota in Sweden also led to increased uptake, and 44 % of men had …
… 2005 to an all-time high of 30 % in 2018. Parliaments in Sweden, Finland, Belgium and Spain are gender balanced (i.e. … between Member States. Although governments in Spain, Sweden, France, Germany and Denmark are gender balanced (with … women accounted for 32 % of all members. Only councils in Sweden comprised at least 40 % of each gender, while those in …
… cultural and leisure activities in Denmark, Finland, Sweden and the Netherlands, with at least 20 % engaging in charitable activities in Sweden, the Netherlands and Slovenia. …
… there were large differences between Member States. Sweden and Denmark, for example, had the highest … EU, with a gap of less than 1 p.p. in 17 EU Member States. Sweden, Denmark and France (respective gaps of 12 p.p., …
… higher initial levels of gender equality in 2005, such as Sweden, Denmark or Finland (indicated by their position on … . Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Finland, Sweden and the United Kingdom had gender-equality scores …
… With 83.6 out of 100 points, Sweden ranks first in the EU on the Gender Equality Index. Between 2005 and 2017, Sweden’s score increased by 4.8 points (+ 1 point since 2015) … towards gender equality than other EU Member States, Sweden has maintained its rank since 2005. Sweden’s scores …