rise in the number of grants awarded. No such rise occurred, however, and consequently the grant has not come to play the part that AMS had expected it to. During the 1979/80 fiscal year, equal opportunities grants were awarded to 291 companies for 883 persons, while during the 1980/81 fiscal year they were awarded to 2 78 companies for 617 persons. In its budget requests for fiscal year 1982/83, AMS has requested that the equal opportunities grant be amalgamated with the grant towards training for established employees combined with the recruitment of replacements. AMS' proposal provides for a training grant of SEK 20 per hour to the replacement as well if the replacement employee is recruited from a "non-traditional sex" or the established employee is trained for a non-traditional job. The Riksdag has given its approval for this amalgamation of the two types of grant, but the detailed condi­ tions have yet to be defined. The grant will become available as from 1st July 1982. In the spring of 1982, the Committee on Equality between Men and Women presented a report to the Equal Opportunities Minister concerning "Gainful employment and parenthood" (SOU 1982:18). This report recommends specific measures to faciliate gainful employment for women and employment in the home for men. - 13 - 11:1e As from 1st January 1982, supplementary pension insurance has been combined with a rule concerning parents who refrain from gainful employment in order to look after their own children. The rule is that a parent looking after a child under 3 for the greater part of a calendar year can be credited for this period on the same terms as gainful employ­ ment. With certain exceptions, a "curative year" of this kind is equated with years for which the person concerned earns pension credits. In practice this 
**Analysis**
The text discusses the grant system in Sweden, specifically the equal opportunities grant and its potential amalgamation with a training grant. It also touches on the topic of gainful employment and parenthood, including a new rule regarding supplementary pension insurance. These topics suggest that the text is related to the labor market and employment policies in Sweden.

**Category**
Employment, Health