Equality in Sweden
Jämställdhet, föräldraledighet, latte-pappa — the reality behind the reputation.
Swedish equality, institution by institution: the two words (jämställdhet for gender, jämlikhet for class), the parental-leave machine (480 dagar, pappamånaderna, the lattepappa with his pram at eleven), the verbs Sweden invented (vabba, and vabruari when everyone does), the honest ledger (lönegap, glastak, the mental load of who remembers the dentist) — ending with the true measuring stick: vem som går hem klockan fyra för att hämta på förskolan. Alltmer båda.
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jämställdhet
gender equality
Tip: lit. the same — a distinct word from 'jämlikhet'.
- 2
jämlikhet
social equality
Tip: lit. the same — between people generally.
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en jämställdhetspolitik
an equality policy
Tip: lit. the same.
- 4
föräldraledighet
parental leave
Tip: lit. the same.
- 5
fyrahundraåttio dagar
four hundred and eighty days
Tip: lit. the same — per child, shared.
- 6
pappamånaderna
the daddy months
Tip: lit. the same — ninety days reserved for each parent.
- 7
använd dem eller förlora dem
use them or lose them
Tip: lit. the same — the mechanism that changed behaviour.
- 8
en lattepappa
a latte dad
Tip: lit. the same — half affectionate, half mocking.
- 9
ett café fullt av barnvagnar vid elva
a café full of prams at eleven
Tip: lit. the same.
- 10
föräldrapenning
parental benefit
Tip: lit. the same.
- 11
åttio procent av lönen
eighty percent of your salary
Tip: lit. the same — up to a ceiling.
- 12
tillfällig föräldrapenning
temporary parental benefit
Tip: lit. the same — for a sick child.
- 13
vabba
to stay home with a sick child
Tip: lit. the same — a verb from the acronym VAB.
- 14
vabruari
peak sick-child season
Tip: lit. 'vab-ruary' — the February joke.
- 15
subventionerad barnomsorg
subsidised childcare
Tip: lit. the same.
- 16
maxtaxa
a maximum fee
Tip: lit. the same — capped, low, by law.
- 17
vilket gör arbete möjligt
which makes work possible
Tip: lit. the same — the actual key to the system.
- 18
en hög kvinnlig sysselsättning
a high female employment rate
Tip: lit. the same — among the highest anywhere.
- 19
ett lönegap
a gender pay gap
Tip: lit. the same.
- 20
omkring tio procent
around ten percent
Tip: lit. the same — smaller but persistent.
- 21
en könssegregerad arbetsmarknad
a segregated labour market
Tip: lit. the same — the real explanation.
- 22
omsorgsyrken är kvinnodominerade
care work is female
Tip: lit. the same.
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och lägre betalda
and paid less
Tip: lit. the same.
- 24
en lönekartläggning
a pay survey
Tip: lit. the same — required annually by law.
- 25
ett glastak
a glass ceiling
Tip: lit. the same.
- 26
en debatt om könskvotering
a board quota debate
Tip: lit. the same.
- 27
obetalt hemarbete
unpaid domestic work
Tip: lit. the same.
- 28
den mentala belastningen
the mental load
Tip: lit. the same.
- 29
vem som kommer ihåg tandläkaren
who remembers the dentist
Tip: lit. the same — the concrete version.
- 30
fortfarande mest kvinnor
still mostly women
Tip: lit. the same.
- 31
en samtyckeslag
a consent law
Tip: lit. the same — since 2018.
- 32
mäns våld mot kvinnor
violence against women
Tip: lit. 'men's violence against women' — the official phrasing.
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en kvinnojour
a women's shelter
Tip: lit. the same.
- 34
ett kontaktförbud
a restraining order
Tip: lit. the same.
- 35
en hashtaggrörelse
a hashtag movement
Tip: lit. the same — and it hit hard here.
- 36
en feministisk utrikespolitik
a feminist foreign policy
Tip: lit. the same — declared 2014, dropped 2022.
- 37
samkönat äktenskap
same-sex marriage
Tip: lit. the same — since 2009.
- 38
ett könsneutralt pronomen
a gender-neutral pronoun
Tip: lit. the same — 'hen', now in the dictionary.
- 39
en förskola som undviker stereotyper
a preschool that avoids stereotypes
Tip: lit. the same.
- 40
ett land som rankas högt
a country that ranks high
Tip: lit. the same.
- 41
och inte är färdigt
and is not finished
Tip: lit. the same.
- 42
framsteg som tog decennier
progress that took decades
Tip: lit. the same.
- 43
och som kan gå tillbaka
and can be reversed
Tip: lit. the same.
- 44
en debatt som lever vidare
a debate that stays alive
Tip: lit. the same.
- 45
om hur långt som är tillräckligt
about how far is far enough
Tip: lit. the same.
- 46
ett vardagstest
an ordinary Tuesday test
Tip: lit. the same.
- 47
vem som går hem klockan fyra
who leaves work at four
Tip: lit. the same.
- 48
för att hämta på förskolan
to fetch from nursery
Tip: lit. the same.
- 49
alltmer båda
increasingly both
Tip: lit. the same.
- 50
vilket är hela måttstocken
which is the whole measure
Tip: lit. the same.