The initiative responds to the need for a comprehensive and detailed account of the Swedish parental leave system. The SweParLe Dataset complements information available through international comparative sources, as the harmonization required for comparability often means that important country-specific features and developments are not fully captured. It therefore allows researchers to expand on evidence derived from other comparative sources.
 
The SweParLe Dataset is intended to be developed as a live reference, which will be updated to incorporate additional features and further developments in the parental leave system in the years to come.