For many years, gender equality has been a fundamental value in Finland. It is stated in the Constitution and, more specifically, in the Act on Gender Equality. In this respect, the Ministry plays a key role in the promotion of gender equality through the preparation of the specific legislation, the monitoring of the state of gender equality at a national scale, the coordination of the development of the activities on gender equality and the promotion of the implementation of the objectives of the government’ s equality policy.
This platform is part of the Axis 1 "Strengthening the capacities of equality actors" of the Priority Solidarity Fund "Women for the future in the Mediterranean" funded by the French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs and led by the European Institute of the Mediterranean, in the framework of the project “Developing Women's Empowerment” labelled by the Union for the Mediterranean.
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