![]() ![]() To hear Samet and several other tech-savvy Swedes tell it, it’s because Sweden’s welfare system ensures entrepreneurs against risk. "I have a son who's 5 months old and am currently enjoying the generous parental leave," Samet tweeted on Monday, adding a few minutes later: " enables me to have a career and spend time with my son, and it really promotes gender equality." A little later in the week, Samet considered the role of Sweden's robust welfare system, of which paid leave is a part, in shoring up its start-up companies: "I find the startup scene in Sweden very interesting, people dare to try out their ideas, prob partly thanks to the social welfare system." Samet began her week of tweeting discussing paid leave. I caught up with Samet to get a little more of a tech start-up insider's view on paid leave, innovative business, and workplace culture. According to Samet, Sweden’s parent-friendly policies mean not only a better corporate culture, but also fertile ground for people interested in breaking into the start-up scene. But unlike Amazon, where women only receive eight weeks of paid leave and men receive none, Klarna supplements 68 weeks of paid leave, which is split evenly between mothers and fathers. Last week it was Louise Samet, a new mom and an employee of Swedish e-commerce giant Klarna. Each week, Sweden’s national Twitter account allows a different Swede to take over tweeting and tell his or her story. ![]()
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