Öhrlings PricewaterhouseCoopers is Sweden’s leading professional services firm, with 3,140 staff members in 130 offices spread across the country. This means that we can offer clients a geographical coverage and range of expertise that few can match. Our services include auditing, accounting, risk management, tax advisory, corporate finance and business advisory services.
Women make up 57% of the firm and 16% of the Partnership. The average member of staff is female, university educated and aged in her mid thirties. With such a wealth of talent available, combined with a wish to remain the number one firm, the Swedish firm is committed to creating the best possible working environment for all of its staff.
Women in Sweden are supported by a wide range of government sponsored initiatives which very much encourage their participation in the workplace; these range from different types of parental leave, breast feeding provision and flexible working models, as provided by the Parental Leave Act, 1995, to the availability of state subsidised kindergartens, which are open from 7am – 6pm and which very much support dual career couples.
Öhrlings PricewaterhouseCoopers Sweden provides a flexible annual hours contract for all staff and Partners. This enables our people to, for example, bank time and save it for later, or work a shorter week at different points. Whilst many people would opt to work the default 9am-5pm schedule, others appreciate the opportunity to flex their working pattern. Additionally, the Stockholm office has an on-site nursery which can cater for up to 20 children aged six years or less.
On this section of the website, read interviews with four key female role model partners; learn more about the firm’s recently launched mentoring scheme, PwC’s participation in the European Union (EU) Women to the Top initiative and the external “Women on the Board” networking group. |
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Anders Lundin, Assurance partner and board member, comments that diversity is:
“ … about actions, not words – and support from the top is vital. We have to continue to focus on this and to show we’re serious. And we have to lead by example both internally (with PwC people) and externally (clients, competitors).
The best teams are multi-skilled in terms of gender, skills and background. A look-alike team isn’t good enough, nor does it reflect our clients’ needs.”
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