An award-winning photo exhibition that documents the experiences of fathers who have taken advantage of Sweden’s relatively generous paternity leave laws has arrived in Yangon. Between now and Thursday, visitors to Myanmar Plaza will get to see and read about fathers who are setting new standards by choosing to play greater roles in their children’s early lives.

Sweden guarantees 480 days of paid parental leave to two people who have a child, and 90 must be taken by the father. Co-parents can split the allotment equally, but only 12 percent of men choose to do so.

Photographer Johan Bävman set out to explore the lives of these few men who choose to spend the better part of a year away from work and with their children, and the result was “Swedish Dads,” which came out in 2015 and has been traveling the world ever since.

“I started this project when I was home with my own son. I had a hard time finding anything that was written for me as a father. So I got the idea that I wanted to document fathers during their parent leave, to hear why they wanted to be home with their children and what they hoped to learn from it,” Bävman has said about his work.

Bävman’s portraits show fathers sharing tender yet unglamorous moments of connection with their children. All of the fathers testify to the benefits of paternity leave, saying it gives men the experience they need to be good parents throughout their lives and gives them more central roles in their children’s lives than they would have otherwise.

They say they are happy they get to share their responsibilities equally with their co-parents, even if it interferes with their careers.

In Myanmar, mothers are guaranteed six weeks of paid leave before they deliver a baby and eight weeks afterward. Fathers get 15 days after the baby is born.

The portraits in this exhibition are sure to offer an intriguing look at how a more egalitarian system can benefit an entire family.

“Swedish Dads” will be on display on the ground floor of Myanmar Plaza until November 16.