1) Sweden has developed an "earner-carer" model of family policy since the 1970s with major reforms to parental leave, public daycare, taxation, and family law. 2) Key Swedish reforms include expanding paid parental leave to one year and allocating some of it specifically for fathers, expanding public daycare coverage, and individualizing the income tax system. 3) Family policies have emerged gradually in different directions in countries, influenced by economic pressures, politics, and views of gender roles. Long-term changes can be seen in the generosity of family policy benefits oriented towards dual-earners and carers.