为什么瑞典男人有那么长的产假？
<p><span word="ALONG">ALONG</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="Nordic">Nordic</span> <span word="neighbours">neighbours</span>, <span word="Sweden">Sweden</span> <span word="features">features</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="gender">gender</span>-<span word="equality">equality</span> <span word="rankings">rankings</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Economic">Economic</span> <span word="Forum">Forum</span> <span word="rates">rates</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="narrowest">narrowest</span> <span word="gender">gender</span> <span word="gaps">gaps</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="Sweden">Sweden</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="woman">woman</span>: <span word="it">it</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="appears">appears</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="idyll">idyll</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="dads">dads</span>. <span word="Close">Close</span> <span word="to">to</span> 90% <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Swedish">Swedish</span> <span word="fathers">fathers</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="paternity">paternity</span> <span word="leave">leave</span>. <span word="Last">Last</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="some">some</span> 340,000 <span word="dads">dads</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="of">of</span> 12<span word="m">m</span> <span word="days">days</span>' <span word="leave">leave</span>, <span word="equivalent">equivalent</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="each">each</span>. <span word="Women">Women</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="children">children</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gap">gap</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="shrinking">shrinking</span>. <span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="Swedish">Swedish</span> <span word="dads">dads</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="raise">raise</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="children">children</span>?</p><p><span word="Forty">Forty</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="Sweden">Sweden</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="introduce">introduce</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gender">gender</span>-<span word="neutral">neutral</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="parental">parental</span>-<span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="allowance">allowance</span>. <span word="Benefits">Benefits</span> <span word="comprised">comprised</span> 90% <span word="of">of</span> <span word="wages">wages</span> <span word="for">for</span> 180 <span word="days">days</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="child">child</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="divvy">divvy</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="whatever">whatever</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="pleased">pleased</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="hardly">hardly</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="dads">dads</span>: <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="scheme">scheme</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="only">only</span> 0.5% <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="parental">parental</span> <span word="leave">leave</span>.</p><p><span word="Today">Today</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="quarter">quarter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="scheme">scheme</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="generous">generous</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="bumped">bumped</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="from">from</span> 180 <span word="to">to</span> 480. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="tweaked">tweaked</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="encourage">encourage</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="equal">equal</span> <span word="sharing">sharing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="allowance">allowance</span>. <span word="In">In</span> 1995 <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="so">so</span>-<span word="called">called</span> "<span word="daddy">daddy</span> <span word="month">month</span>" <span word="was">was</span> <span word="introduced">introduced</span>. <span word="Under">Under</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="reform">reform</span>, <span word="families">families</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="parent">parent</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="additional">additional</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="add">add</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="allowance">allowance</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="expanded">expanded</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2002 <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="months">months</span>' <span word="leave">leave</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="extra">extra</span> <span word="months">months</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="politicians">politicians</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="further">further</span>, <span word="proposing">proposing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="shared">shared</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="individual">individual</span> <span word="entitlements">entitlements</span>, <span word="under">under</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="mothers">mothers</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="family">family</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="allowance">allowance</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="reserved">reserved</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="fathers">fathers</span>.</p>
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