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Finland became one of the first countries to grant women the right to vote, and still today they are among the top countries for women equality. Finland was voted second in the Global Gender Gap Index in women's rights. Finland made marital rape illegal in 1994. [19] In 2003 the government of Finland proposed addressing issues with gender ...
On 6 March 1988, the first women to become priests were ordained in Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland. The first woman to become a bishop was elected in 2010. [19] Still today, Finland struggles with a chronic human rights violence against women. Each year, in Finland, up to twenty women are killed by their husbands or ex-husbands. [20]
This is a list of female cabinet ministers in Finland. There have been total 79 female cabinet ministers out of 574 ministers. Out of 79 female ministers three have served as Prime Minister .
Violence against women in Finland (7 P) Pages in category "Women's rights in Finland" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.
Abortion is legal and free of charge upon request in Finland in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy since 1 September 2023. Between 1960 and 2023, abortion was widely accessible in practice for a variety of reasons (including socioeconomic factors), but nevertheless, the law required the pregnant woman to state her motivations and get approval from one or two doctors.
The Finnish Women's Association [1] [2] (Finnish: Suomen Naisyhdistys ry, Swedish: Finsk kvinnoförening) is a Finnish women's rights organisation. [3] It was founded in 1884, and is the oldest women's movement organisation in Finland.
Naisasialiitto Unioni (Finnish) or Kvinnosaksförbundet Unionen (Swedish), sometimes referred to in English as the League of Finnish Feminists, [1] is a non-profit Finnish women's rights organization which was established in 1892. Since 1904 it has been the Finnish arm of the International Alliance of Women.
Women's rights in Finland (6 C, 4 P) Pages in category "Women in Finland" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.