1928-1932 : ethnic nation and Social Democratic consolidation -- Making the "people's home," 1945-1950 -- 1968-1975 : security, equality and choice : expanding the people's home -- 1991-1995 : people's home no longer? : the breakdown of the miraculous welfare machine -- The end of Social...

This article provides a comparative analysis of the development of the gender wage gap in West Germany and Sweden during the period 1960-2006. Despite the economic similarities including broad social safety nets, the gap has developed differently since 1960. This analysis accounts for micro- and...