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Equality index in Sweden in 2020, by county

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Release date

April 2021

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Sweden

Survey time period

2020

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The TCO Equality Index illustrates how the parental benefit gap is distributed among the genders. The index shows the proportion of parental benefit days taken by women. We have combined the two different types of parental allowance, temporary maternity allowance for sick child care (VAB) and the usual type of parental allowance, which is largely taken out before the child begins to pre-school (parental leave). The closer to a value is 100, the closer it is that women take out all leave for childcare. An index of 50 shows a completely equal outlet and an index of less than 50 means men take more than women.

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The lowest equality index in 2020 was measured in the Swedish county Västerbottens, amounting to ****. In the middle of the ranking, counties such as Örebro, Dalarnas, and Blekinge each had their equality index measured at ****. Finally, Skåne county had the highest equality-index in Sweden amounting to 70.8.

The index displays the female share of the parents, who were receiving different kinds of parental benefits due to staying at home with their children. An index close to ** would suggest that women and men obtain parental benefits equally often in order to stay at home with their children. An index lower than ** would suggest that men get parental benefits and stay at home more often than women.

The overall equality index in Sweden decreased from **** in 2016 to **** in 2020.