Sweden has the most generous parental leave in the world, Swedish photographer John.

Johan B?vman records the daily parenting life of a "Swedish dad" and will exhibit it in Taipei on September 21st and 22nd.

Handsome dads pushing baby strollers can be seen everywhere on the streets of Sweden. The real meaning behind this is that the division of housework is more gender-equal, and it has also led to "double high" Swedish women's fertility rate and employment rate.

It took Sweden 45 years to get to this point.

Is it possible for Taiwan to do it?

When you think of Sweden, what is the most famous scenery that comes to mind?

Those "latte dads" pushing strollers on the streets and drinking coffee with other children who are also raising children in cafes should be the most beautiful scenery in the minds of many mothers.

Most of them are fathers who are taking parental leave to take on childcare responsibilities.

37-year-old Swedish photographer John.

Johan B?vman, seven years ago, when he became a new father and took parental leave to take care of his eldest son Vigo full-time at home, he began to record the stories of Swedish Dads like him.

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Since 2016, the "Swedish Dad" photography exhibition has been exhibited in Sweden and around the world. It has toured more than 65 countries. Almost all local ambassadors attended the opening. Sweden's culture of pursuing gender equality and valuing family life has become the most famous in the world.

One of the images of knowledge.

(See more: The sexiest father carrying a baby has successfully reversed his role as a Swedish father) From September 21st to 22nd, Buffman’s 25 photos of Swedish dads, together with 25 photos of Taiwanese dads raising children in Taiwan collected by the organizer

, will exhibit "Swedish

The Swedish Institute, which is responsible for promoting international exchanges in Swedish culture, education, science and technology, shot a short video for Buffman to introduce his curatorial ideas, "This is not about creating superheroes, but about erecting them."

Role model," Buffman said.

It is very different from the "perfect father" who appears in many IG and fashion magazines with a sunny smile on his face, handsome and fashionable clothes, and pushing a stroller on the city streets. Buffman's work presents the daily life of fathers raising children at home: having a father

Carrying the baby on his back to do housework and vacuuming the floor; when sleeping with the baby, of course he also takes the opportunity to rest; there are also children full of colorful balloons and full of curiosity, while the father sitting on the ground has messy hair and a somewhat profound expression──

It was a smile that was a mixture of exhaustion and contentment.

Buffman once said in an interview that he once felt anxious when raising children, but when searching for parenting information, he only saw those glamorous "perfect fathers", so he decided to show the real side of fathers' parenting.

H?kan Jevrell, one of the organizers of this photography exhibition and representative of the Taipei Office of the Swedish Trade and Investment Council, said that the photography exhibition itself conveys the work culture that values ??family life and the importance of fathers’ participation in education and child rearing.

sex, but the deeper meaning behind it is: in order to allow women and men to have the same opportunities in the workplace and attract more women to join the workplace, the government or the general environment should provide various support or promotion measures so that both genders can have the same opportunities.

Being able to participate in childcare, both parties also have the opportunity to pursue career development.

"Swedish Dad" photographer Buffman talks about the shooting plan. The tradition throughout human history is that women are expected to do housework and take care of children, while men go out to earn money to support the family.

In Nordic countries such as Sweden, there are so many latte dads who are willing to participate in childcare. It is not because of genetic mutations, nor because they are implanted with chips, nor is it achieved overnight, but because of the introduction and continuous development of

It took 45 years to adjust the design for gender equality, generous parental leave policies, and constant conflicts between labor and management to achieve this turnaround.

Many benefits have been seen when both genders are involved in childcare.

According to data from the World Bank, Sweden had an average of 1.9 children per woman of childbearing age in 2017, surpassing the European average of 1.6 and ranking among the best among advanced countries in Western Europe. According to Statistics Sweden, the labor force participation rate of women aged 20 to 64 in 2017

The rate is 85%.

In Taiwan, statistics from the Accounting and Statistics Office in 2018 show that each woman of childbearing age has only 1.06 children on average, and the average labor force participation rate of women aged 20 to 64 is 65%.

Economists at Stanford University have studied the impact of the reform of Sweden's paid parental leave system and found that when the father's work is more flexible, it can significantly improve the mother's health and reduce the risk of postpartum depression.

"Swedish women still do more unpaid housework than men, but men's participation is increasing," said Osa.

?sa Lundqvist pointed out in an interview with "".