Finland was commented on a year ago, when 34-year-old Sanna Marin became the youngest prime minister in the world. But that was not the only thing that caught the eye: Finland is governed by a five-party coalition government, all run by women. So what is life like in Finland, a year after the leadership of women?
Finland '' interested in what other people think '
Although women remain largely under-represented in governments around the world, in Finland, Marin is the fourth woman prime minister.
"We are a small country, so we are very interested in what other people think of us. "Equality is part of the country's identity, so people followed a lot of what this government was doing," said Johanna Kantola, a professor of gender studies at Tampere University.
Marin comes from a working class family and was elected to Tampere City Council when he was 27 years old. She was first elected to the Finnish parliament in 2015. Marin has an agenda that includes progressive policies on gender equality and climate change.
My party is not in government, but I rejoice that the leaders of the five parties in government are female. Shows that #Finland is a modern and progressive country. The majority of my government was also female. One day gender will not matter in government. Meanwhile pioneers. ? pic.twitter.com/dW8OMEOiqb
— Alexander Stubb (@alexstubb) December 9, 2019
But Covid-19 has been a challenge for the five party leaders, who are also ministers in government. However the response was efficient
The Government of Finland has been praised for its early response to the Covid-19 crisis. Finland closed schools and the country on March 16 with just over 300 registered cases of the virus.
Për shumë ekspertë, është pjesë e listës së vendeve që duket se kanë reaguar herët, pjesërisht për shkak të veprimeve të qarta dhe të hershme për të luftuar pandeminë.
Edhe pse infeksionet janë rritur tani që është vala e dytë, udhëheqja e Marin vlerësohet si një ndër më të mirat.
Vala e dytë teston popullaritetin e qeverisë së Marin
Përkundër këtyre sukseseve të hershme, qeveria Marin tani përballet me kritika më të forta lidhur me përgjigjen e saj Covid-19. Finlanda është në mes të një vale të dytë të COVID-19 me qindra infeksione në ditë. Deri më tani, ka pasur më pak vdekje sesa gjatë valës së parë. Por fundja të gjitha qeveritë po përballen me kritika në një kohë të jashtëzakonshme si pandemia.
Progresi mungon në disa fusha
Many experts say it is difficult to judge the current government because they have not made progress on many of their priorities. Some point out that the government needs to change policies for transgender people because they are not progressive. The government has said it is committed to changing it.
The country’s next elections are not scheduled until April 2023, so if parliament is not dissolved, the government will continue to have time to pursue its agenda, but nothing is certain in this complicated situation due to the pandemic.
However, it remains to be seen how the cooperation of these women will continue.
Source: Euronews
