The article aims to discuss the impact of some policies implemented by the Swedish social-democratic state in the the last decades with the purpose of facilitating the entrance and permanence of women in the labor market besides fomenting gender equality in the country. Firstly, it is discussed the impact of the 1971 legislation that banned taxation for couples, turning compulsory individual declarations of income, which, given the highly progressive tributary system of the country, implied the establishment of clear economic incentives for the participation of women in the labor market. Besides, the article focuses the so called "Swedish system for parents security", a set of structured rights and benefits aimed at minimizing the incompatibilities between the demands of the paid work universe and those related to a child's upbringing. The emphasis is on the peculiarities and effective forms used by parents concerning this paid license after the child's birth.
Gender equality; maternity leave; unpaid work; Sweden
