The Covid-19 crisis and gender equality in Finland
Elomäki, Anna; Mesiäislehto, Merita (2022)
Elomäki, Anna
Mesiäislehto, Merita
2022
Julkaisun pysyvä osoite on
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:tuni-202301101280
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:tuni-202301101280
Kuvaus
Non peer reviewed
Tiivistelmä
This article assesses the impacts of the COVID-19 crisis on gender equality in Finland, based on the findings of a research project funded by the government’s analysis, assessment and research activities. Finland provides an interesting case, as in some respects it could be argued to represent the best-case scenario. The article shows that the employment and social impacts of the crisis were gendered, and that the crisis made visible long-term gender equality problems in the Finnish society. The article suggests that the impacts on gender equality were nevertheless relatively small and short term. The lightness of the restriction measures, high levels of gender equality, and the Finnish welfare state contributed to this outcome, even if the protection provided by these factors was not complete. Despite the Finnish government’s commitment to advancing gender equality, the adopted recovery and support measures were not particularly gender sensitive.
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