In this paper, we update and extend "Is There a Glass Ceiling in Sweden?" (Albrecht et al. 2003) by documenting the … extent to which the gender log wage gap across the distribution in Sweden has changed over the period 1998-2008. We then … the glass ceiling and the parental leave system in Sweden by linking wage data with data on parental leave from different …

legally in Sweden is to encourage a greater economic independence of women from the family through paid work, as well … industrial relations aspect, as Sweden is the most unionized of these three at 80%, followed by the UK and then by the US at only …