Sweden was the first country in the world to introduce parental leave for both mothers and fathers in 1974, and today parents are offered 480 days of parental leave. The Swedish Institute wants to highlight the effects that Sweden’s parental policy has on gender equality. Parental leave means that women in Sweden don’t have to choose between a career and a family. For fathers, it means an opportunity to experience a closer bond with their children through shared responsibilities. Progress, certainly, but fathers still only use 30 per cent of all parental leave days, so there’s more work to do. This toolkit, Parenting – an equal opportunity, comprises a photo exhibition, including a video, and social media materials. For this exhibition, documentary photographer Elin Berge has portrayed and interviewed parents in Sweden who strive to live equal lives. Berge’s 23 photos offer an insight into the endeavour of these parents to move beyond deeply rooted conceptions of gender roles and expectations towards a more equal partnership. Building blocks Exhibition material Exhibition overview – both for wall-mounted and in exhibition modules (English, pdf) Exhibition texts for translation: introduction and captions (English, pdf and Word, MediaFlow) Exhibition video for loop on screen – not for social media (22 min 17 sec) To obtain high resolution print files and exhibition video – email the Swedish Institute contatct person Ulrika Rosvall. Communication material Social media video (Vimeo, mp4, English and clean version, SRF-files for local translations) Social media images (English and no text, jpg) Invitation card template (English, pptx) Poster for marketing the exhibition (English, pptx) Postcard – giveaway, including QR code for video (English, low-resolution pdf) Press release – suggested texts (COMING SOON, English, Word) Download from MediaFlow Press images (as part of the toolkit exhibition only) To obtain high resolution print files for press images and templates for postcards – email the Swedish Institute contatct person Ulrika Rosvall. Inspirational stories Get inspired by the Embassy of Sweden in Bangkok and their use of the material. The exhibition was inaugurated by the ambassador at the Bangkok Art and Cultural Centre in June 2022 launching a Paterinty Leave Pledge project with partner organisations of the embassy. Financial support Swedish embassies and consulates may apply for financial support of maximum SEK 40,000 for production of the printed material, language translation and travel costs and remuneration for Swedish guest speaker(s). Part of the sum applied for should be used for inviting Swedish guest speaker(s). For projects aiming to strengthen cooperation in the Baltic Sea Region the level of financial support is limited to a maximum of SEK 100,000. Up to 30 per cent of the granted sum may be used for external project management. How to apply To apply, please fill out the application form. The application must be sent in at least two months before the event. Resources are limited and financial support may not be available at the end of the year. Limits may apply. By filling out the application form you agree to respect the copyright agreement for the images. How to report After completed event, fill out the project report for toolkits. Repayments If more than 10 per cent of the total grant has not been used, then the full amount of unused funds must be repaid to SI. Repayment shall be via UD EKO. When repaying, enter the project’s registration number (available in the agreement) and the name of your organisation in the notification field and notify the project manager in question. Contact at the Swedish Institute For more information, please contact Ulrika Rosvall.

Women’s economic empowerment is necessary for global sustainable development. Still, all over the world women earn less and do the majority of the unpaid care work. This exhibition aims to open for dialogue about how economic equality and women’s economic autonomy are connected to, dependent on, and a prerequisite for all other aspects of gender equality and women’s and girls’ rights. If we are to accomplish the Sustainable Development Goals, we need to empower women in the economy and close gender gaps. But progress is unacceptably slow. At the current rate, it will take over 100 years to achieve global gender equality, according to World Economic Forum. In 2020, twenty-five years after the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing, UN Women gathered countries, multilateral organisations and civil society organisations to join six action coalitions aiming to achieve tangible results during the UN Decade of Action (2020–2030). This toolkit builds on Sweden’s involvement in one of these action coalitions, for ‘Economic justice and rights’. Building blocks Exhibition – Her rights! Money, power, autonomy This exhibition underlines the need for action in the area of economic gender equality. By raising six interrelated themes the material offers the opportunity to discuss challenges and opportunities connected to economic gender equality. With timelines we also tell the history of Sweden´s gender equality journey through progressive policy and reform, legal efforts and a strong women’s movement. Overview of exhibition (PDF) Exhibition in English (PDF, low resolution – not for print) Exhibition texts for local translation (English, Word) Social media video Below films and scripts enable Swedish embassies and consulates to add text of local language – preferably with the help from a local graphic designers. Please see instruction for font and colouring of text – and use the English version as a template. Kindly note that the Swedish Institute does not have the capacity to handle the local language productions. Video 1: Economic gender equality and the labour market (downlioad from vimeo) For subtitling to local languages kindy use this script (word, English) Video 2: Education and economic gender equality (download from vimeo) For subtitling to local languages kindy use this script (word, English) Instagram Stories Quiz Short instructions for using the Quiz on Instagram Stories (Word) Instagram Quiz – questions and answers (word, for translations from English) The building blocks to make a quiz for Instagram Stories are available to download from Onedrive. Both with English text as well as a “clean version” for local language adaptions. Contact Ulrika Rosvall to get the link. Examples from the quiz. For the actual quiz – see above information. Topic suggestions and presentation material Event suggestions: topics and themes (English, PDF) Presentation: Economic gender equality (PPT) Speakers notes: Economic gender equality presentation (Word) Fact sheet: The Swedish approach to fairness (link to fact sheet page) Instructions Manual and guidelines for organising events/seminars (PDF) Financial support Swedish embassies and consulates may apply for financial support of maximum SEK 40,000 for production of the printed material, language translation and travel costs and remuneration for Swedish guest speaker(s). Part of the sum applied for should be used for inviting Swedish guest speaker(s). For projects aiming to strengthen cooperation in the Baltic Sea Region the level of financial support is limited to a maximum of SEK 100,000. Up to 30 per cent of the granted sum may be used for external project management. Initiatives that include the exhibition in combination with lectures and/or workshop will be prioritised. How to apply To apply, please fill out the application form. The application must be sent in at least two months before the event. Resources are limited, and financial support may not be available at the end of the year. Limits may apply. By filling out the application form you agree to respect the copyright agreement for the images. How to report After completed event, fill out the project report for toolkits. Repayments If more than 10 per cent of the total grant has not been used, then the full amount of unused funds must be repaid to SI. Repayment shall be via UD EKO. When repaying, enter the project’s registration number (available in the agreement) and the name of your organisation in the notification field and notify the project manager in question. Contact at the Swedish Institute For more information please contact Ulrika Rosvall.