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Progress of gender equality in Finland
Finland scores 75.3 out of 100 points in EIGE's Gender Equality Index 2021. Find out why and explore all the scores on our website.
Gender statistics on Finland
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Translations of EIGE's work in Finland's languages
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Translated into English, the question states the following: Circumcision is common among the Somali in Finland, although it is an aggravated assault according to law....
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FGM cannot be justified in any circumstances, be it part of some religious or cultural tradition or not. Policy Framework Issuer Government
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The programme states that there is no need for special criminalization of FGM because the law on assault covers this. Preventive work in schools and health care has to be done even more efficiently....
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*The prosposal states that circumcision of girls has to be criminalized. Policy Framework Issuer MP Saastamoinen (The National Coalition Party) et al.
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The question is if the government is aware of FGM related issues, which serious human rights' violations are, and what the government is going to do about it. Policy Framework Issuer...
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Estimates based on the number of migrants in Finland (Statistics Finland 2011), who originate from countries where some form of FGM is practiced....
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The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) will hold an information meeting with Finland's group of Social Democratic Women on Friday 16 October - as part of the newly formed Agency's...