The data is presented in a new report from Saco (the Swedish Confederation of Academics) on the wage gap between highly educated women and men.
"The fact that the pay gap has not moved since 2019 is a serious warning sign. Sweden cannot afford to waste women's skills," says Saco's newly appointed chairwoman Sofia Rydgren Stale in a press release.
The report shows that women with academic degrees earn an average of SEK 9,000 less per month than their male colleagues. The pay gap currently stands at 16 percent and has remained unchanged since 2019.
The report also points out that women are significantly less likely to reach managerial and executive positions than men.
In addition to the fact that female-dominated professions often have lower average salaries, the fact that these also tend to have a low salary spread is also highlighted.
Saco now wants to see more measures to break inequality, including more career paths and better salary formation in the public sector, as well as a three-part parental insurance.
"This is not just about justice but about Sweden's future. When half the population is held back, we all lose," says Saco's chairwoman Sofia Rydgren.
