TerryOudraad
Ms.Oudraad
GWI-NL
Nordic Council of Ministers: Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden Nordic ministers’ panel: Join us in Pushing for Progress! A Side Event
SPEAKERS Sanni Grahn-Laasonen, Minister for Social Security, Finland
Magnus Heunicke, Minister for Environment and Gender Equality, Denmark
Sirið Stenberg, Minister of Social affairs and Culture, Faroe Islands
Þorbjörg Sigríður Gunnlaugsdóttir, Minister of Justice, Iceland
Paulina Brandberg, Minister for Gender Equality and Working Life, Sweden
Erlend Kaldestad Hanstveit, State secretary, Ministry of Culture and Equality, Norway
Moderated by journalist and broadcaster Femi Oke.
Human rights of women, Violence against women
SDG3 – Good Health and Well-Being, SDG5 – Gender Equality
Bullying (2016), Harassment (2016), Sexual Health and Reproduction Education (2019), Sexual Harassment in Workplace (2019), To end under representation of women in media as a positive contribution to improve the status of all women in the world (2022), Violence Against Women in Politics (2022)
In The Netherlands we face the same issues as the Nordic Countries.
Women & children in all the Nordic countries face a lot of online harressement. In Norway especially the girls, 3 times more than boys, also deep fake videos are a growing concern.
We need to learn from history and although the laws have change, and all citenzens should be treaty equal this is not always the case. The laws must be implemented and upheld. Focus on security, women in Sweden are afraid to walk home at night thus also security needs to be implemented.
Equal pay legisslation is in place just as childcare in most Nordic countries however not always propably impelmented.
Also issues as menopause and hormone health should be an issue for women, this was put to the panel by a member of the Dutch Women's Council who was also at CSW69. Sweden was in total agreement women's health issues at any age should at the forefront.
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Point out the issues, discus and learn from each other, and see where progress is made and how that could be implemented in your own country.
