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Eight years part-time can cost a parent 1,300 SEK a month
Sweden protects the early child years, but later pension losses depend on where a parent works; women still carry most of the leave.
A parent can keep earning public pension while a toddler is small and still lose money for life when part-time work continues. The protection ends before every child reaches school, and private-sector workers can lose more.
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