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SUMMARY:Gender Equality Days 2025
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NAME:Gender Equality Days 2025
DESCRIPTION:Please giveus feedback of the event here: Gender Equality Day
 s 20205 Feedback survey (Webropol)\n \n\n- - -\n \n\nOn the first day of
  the event we gathered Nordic gender equality actors to celebrate the 30
 th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. The d
 ay ended with an afterwork organised by the Nordic Council of Ministers.
  On the second day we focused on the intersections of safety and gender.
  \n \n\nThe event was co-organised by the Ministry of Social Affairs and
  Health\, the Nordic Council of Ministers\, the City of Vantaa\, the Nor
 dic Information on Gender (NIKK) and a network of Finnish equality actor
 s.\n \n\nParticipation is free of charge excluding lunch. Lunch tickets 
 are sold for 15 euros at the venue\, card payment only. The venue is acc
 essible by wheelchair and has a portable hearing loop.\n \n\nOn this pag
 e:\n \n \n Live stream \n Programme \n Speaker bios \n About the event \
 n Principles for a Safer Space \n Contact \n Suomeksi \n \nLive stream \
 n\nThe on-site registration has closed and the venue is fully booked. Ev
 ent will be live-streamed. Please note that accessing the stream require
 s advance registration. No recording will be available afterwards.\n Reg
 istration form (Webropol)\n \n\nLive stream:\n \n \n Wed 8th October Bei
 jing +30 Nordic success stories: enchant.fi/gedays/beijing30 \n Thu 9th 
 October Safety and gender: enchant.fi/gedays/safety  \n \nProgramme \n\n
 Please note that all times are given in Finnish time (EEST/UTC+3). The p
 rogramme is subject to change.\n \nWed 8th October Beijing +30 Nordic su
 ccess stories \n\nThe event is hosted by journalist\, musician Tommy Lin
 dgren.\n \n\n9.00 Coffee\n \n\n9.30 Opening words\n Minister of Social S
 ecurity Sanni Grahn-Laasonen\n Deputy Mayor Riikka Åstrand\, City of Van
 taa\n Chair Vida Amoah and Vice Chair Minja Immonen\, Vantaa Youth Counc
 il\n \n\n10.00 Navigating the next 30 years: Nordic Ministers’ visions f
 or gender equality in an era of global pushback \n \n\nPanelists:\n \n \
 n Sanni Grahn-Laasonen\, Minister for Social Security (FI) \n Lubna Jaff
 ery\, Minister of Culture and Equality (NO) \n Katarina Lundahl\, State 
 secretary to Minister for Gender Equality Nina Larsson\, Ministry of Emp
 loyment (SE) \n Kira Appel\, Director of International Gender Equality\,
  Ministry for Gender Equality (DK) \n \n\nCommentary: Ulla Müller\, Chie
 f of UNFPA Nordic Representation Office\n \n\nThe panel is hosted by Sec
 retary General Karen Ellemann from the Nordic Council of Ministers\n \n\
 n11.00 Lunch \n \n\n12.00 The Disruptive Development of Danish Feminism 
 in the Light of the #MeToo Movement: findings from the FIERCE project\n 
 Associate professor Lise Rolandsen Agustín\, Aalborg University (DK)\n \
 n\nCommentary: Advocacy Specialist Katri Jalonen\, the National Council 
 of Women of Finland and the Counterforce to Anti-Gender Movement Network
  \n \n\n12.45 The Icelandic Act on Gender Autonomy\n Senior Legal Adviso
 r Elísabet Gísladóttir\, Ministry of Justice (IS)\n \n\nDiscussion with 
 Senior Legal Advisor Elísabet Gísladóttir\, Non-Discrimination Ombudsman
  Rainer Hiltunen and Chair Kaisli Syrjänen from Intersex Human Rights – 
 ISIO Finland\n \n\n13.30 Coffee\n \n\n14.00 Research-based policy in tim
 es of democratic challenges: The case of gender equality and gender main
 streaming in the Nordics\n Director Fredrik Bondestam\, Swedish Secretar
 iat for Gender Research (SE)\n \n\nDiscussion with director Fredrik Bond
 estam and Senior researcher Marjut Pietiläinen\, Statistics Finland\n \n
 \n15.00 Boys and Men as Agents for Change: Milestones and Future Prospec
 ts of Inclusive Gender Equality Strategy\n Director Are Saastad\, REFORM
  – Resource Centre for Men (NO)\n \n\nDiscussion with director Are Saast
 ad and University researcher Harry Lunabba\, University of Helsinki\n \n
 \n15.45-16 What makes a Nordic success story? Reflections on the first d
 ay\n Equality and Diversity Consultant Malin Gustavsson\, Ekvalita\n \n\
 n16.30-18.30 After work hosted by the Nordic Council of Ministers \n \nT
 hu 9th October Safety and gender \n\nPlease note that all times are give
 n in Finnish time (EEST/UTC+3) .The programme is subject to change.\n \n
 \nThe event is hosted by journalist\, musician Tommy Lindgren.\n \n\n8.4
 5 Coffee\n \n\n9.15 Welcome - Gender-aware safety work in Vantaa\n Head 
 of Security Markus Hammarström\, City of Vantaa\n \n\n9.30 Gender-based 
 violence in Finland\n \n \n A private matter? On combating the deep-root
 ed culture of violence\n Independent scholar (Ph.D.)\, Adjunct professor
 \, consultant Satu Lidman \n Violence against women and access to justic
 e \n Senior specialist\, reporting on Violence against Women Marjo Ranta
 la\, Non-discrimination Ombudsman’s office \n Protection and support for
  victims \n Executive director Leena-Kaisa Åberg\, Victim Support Finlan
 d (RIKU) \n \n\nDiscussion\n \n\n10.45 Hate online - digital violence ta
 kes many forms\n \n \n What Lies Beneath the Screen? Tackling the Hidden
  Impacts of Online Violence and Digital Crime\n PhD\, Social Media Resea
 rcher\, CEO Suvi Uski\, Someturva (SomeBuddy) \n Safe Digital Cities Pro
 gramme \n Head of Tech and Democracy Ingvild Endestad (NO)\, Nordic Safe
  Cities  \n \n\n11.35 Lunch\n \n\n12.30 Parallel societies - honour-rela
 ted violence is present\n \n \n Perspectives on challenges and change: a
 n intersectional approach to honour-related violence\n MA in Middle East
 ern Studies\, PhD in Social Work\, consultant Hanna Cinthio (SE) \n Comm
 entary: Specialist Fathi Osman\, Honor Related Violence and Training Ira
 da Project\, Finnish Refugee Council \n \n\n13.30 Coffee\n \n\n14.00 Wom
 en and defence\n Academy Research Fellow Leena Vastapuu\, Tampere Peace 
 Research Institute\n \n\n14.50-15.00 Closing words\n Secretary general T
 aina Riski\, Council for Gender Equality (Tane)\n \nSpeaker bios \n\nLis
 e Rolandsen Agustín is Associate Professor at the Department of Politics
  and Society\, Aalborg University (Denmark). Her research focuses on EU 
 gender equality policies and policy-making processes\, sexism\, gender-b
 ased violence\, sexual harassment\, social movements\, and transnational
  activism as well as diversity and intersectionality in feminist institu
 tionalization and mobilization.\n \n\nKaisli Syrjänen is the co-founder 
 and a chair of ISIO – Intersex Human Rights\, Finland\, executive board 
 member of OII Europe\, the umbrella organization of European human right
 s based and intersex-led organizations and coordinator of civic activiti
 es in Pienperheyhdistys\, the Single parent organization. Kaisli has wor
 ked in the field of family and children's rights for over twenty years a
 nd has focused particularly on networking and cooperation with various s
 takeholders to promote rights and increase participation.\n \n\nFredrik 
 Bondestam is an Associate Professor in Sociology at Uppsala University a
 nd the Director of the Swedish Secretariat for Gender Research at the Un
 iversity of Gothenburg. His research covers organizational change in hig
 her education and research\, feminist pedagogy\, gender-based violence a
 nd harassment\, risk and masculinities\, and gender mainstreaming in the
 ory and practice. Fredrik has managed government assignments on gender m
 ainstreaming in SE 2013-2017 and participates in several EU-funded Horiz
 on2020-projects on gender mainstreaming and gender-based violence in the
  ERA (GENDERACTION\, UniSAFE\, GENDERACTIONplus\, GenderSAFE). \n \n\nMa
 rjut Pietiläinen\, Senior Researcher\, is a gender statistics expert and
  a gender statistics team leader at Statistics Finland. She has a long w
 ork experience with social and gender statistics. She is a member of sev
 eral national and international expert groups on equality and non-discri
 mination. Currently\, she is a Co-Chair of the Praia City Group's Task T
 eam for Non-Discrimination and Equality. In addition\, she has been invo
 lved in several research projects\, for example the Gender-based Violenc
 e Survey\, Gender Equality Barometer and Pregnancy Discrimination Survey
 . Her personal research interest is gender-based discrimination in the l
 abour market.\n \n\nAre Saastad has been director of Reform - Resource C
 enter for Men since 2012. As one of Norway's five equality centers\, Ref
 orm is a not-for-profit NGO\, targeted to work particularly with boys an
 d men's gender equality issues. Saastad has background as a psychiatric 
 nurse and an active union representative. He is a clear voice for the pr
 otection of the Nordic welfare state model. Saastad was a part of The Me
 n’s Equality Commission in Norway\, that launched its report in 2024. Hi
 s latest book is titled "Invisible men. A new Perspective on Norwegian G
 ender Equality” (Dinamo\, 2022).\n \n\nMarkus Hammarström\, Head of Secu
 rity in the City of Vantaa\, is a versatile professional with a strong e
 ducational background and hands-on experience in both expert and supervi
 sory roles in the fields of safety\, security\, preparedness and risk ma
 nagement. Bringing a practical mindset and solid skills to improving ope
 rations\, building teams\, and creating effective cross-functional colla
 boration to the comprehensive security.\n \n\nSatu Lidman is an independ
 ent scholar (Ph.D.)\, Adjunct Professor and non-fiction author based in 
 Finland. Her research interests include gender\, bodiliness and aspects 
 of violence in historical and present-day contexts of criminal law\, hum
 an rights and attitudinal change. For her\, investigating historical con
 tinuities and change is a tool that helps not only understanding where w
 e are coming from\, but also to develop current societies. For more deta
 ils and the full list of publications\, please see: www.lidman.fi.\n \n\
 nMarjo Rantala\, LL.M. trained on the bench\, has been working as a Seni
 or Specialist for the national Rapporteur on Violence against Women sinc
 e 2022\, when the task of the Rapporteur was assigned to the Finnish Non
 -Discrimination Ombudsman. Rantala has an extensive professional experie
 nce with and academic interest in issues related to human rights\, gende
 r equality\, intersectionality\, and non-discrimination law.\n \n\nLeena
 -Kaisa Åberg has been the Executive Director of Victim Support Finland (
 RIKU) since March 2014. During her leadership RIKU’s staff has grown thr
 ee times and the number of clients over six times bigger. Leena-Kaisa Åb
 erg has a Master’s Degree in Political Science from Helsinki University 
 and has concluded a specialization course in Forensic Psychology. In her
  job she has worked in many international networks and has served two fu
 ll terms in the Executive Board of Victims Support Europe.\n \n\nIngvild
  Endestad leads the work on tech and democracy at Nordic Safe Cities. Sh
 e has extensive experience in human rights\, democracy\, gender equality
 \, and SRHR from both civil society and the analytical sector. Endestad 
 is an experienced public speaker and commentator and previously served a
 s the Executive Director of the Norwegian LGBT organization FRI.\n \n\nH
 anna Cinthio lives in Sweden but has vast personal and professional expe
 rience from Palestine and neighboring countries. For over 25 years she h
 as worked academically\, practically and strategically in Sweden and abr
 oad in the field of sexual and reproductive health and rights\, focusing
  on honor violence and control (including forced/early marriage) and soc
 ietal interventions to combat these practices. Today she is active as an
  independent scholar and consultant\, providing lectures\, strategic pro
 cess support and research reports to authorities within the social\, edu
 cational and legal sectors.\n \n\nLeena Vastapuu (PhD) is an Academy Res
 earch Fellow at the Tampere Peace Research Institute\, University of Tam
 pere\, whose research focuses on gendered inequalities in crisis and war
 . Currently on leave of absence from her position as a Senior Lecturer o
 f War Studies at the Swedish Defence University\, she leads the HomeFron
 t project\, examining everyday militarism in Finland following its NATO 
 membership. In addition to academia\, Leena has worked in EU civilian cr
 isis management\, NGOs and as an independent consultant. Leena is the au
 thor of Liberia’s Women Veterans: War\, Roles and Reintegration (Zed Boo
 ks\, 2018).\n \nAbout the Gender Equality Days \n\nThe Gender Equality D
 ays is the main annual event in the field of gender equality in Finland.
  It is intended for everyone working with or interested in gender equali
 ty issues\, including policymakers\, public officials\, researchers\, st
 udents and specialists in labour market organisations\, CSOs\, the priva
 te sector and projects.\n \n\nThe objectives of the event are to:\n \n \
 n bring together actors promoting gender equality \n share information \
 n exchange experiences \n discuss the goals of promoting gender equality
  \n develop coordination and working methods in gender equality efforts 
 \n enhance participants’ own expertise. \n \n\nAt the Gender Equality Da
 ys\, gender equality refers to equal rights and opportunities for people
  of all genders\, as well as equality in outcomes — such as the fair dis
 tribution of power and resources. The event’s concept of gender equality
  includes gender diversity and recognises that\, in addition to gender\,
  other differences also affect a person’s position in society (intersect
 ionality).\n \n\nEquality as a basic right\, as understood in the contex
 t of the event\, means that all people are of equal value regardless of 
 their gender\, age\, ethnic or national origin\, nationality\, language\
 , religion or belief\, opinion\, disability\, state of health\, sexual o
 rientation\, or any other personal characteristic.\n \nPrinciples for a 
 Safer Space \n\nThe goal is for everyone to be able to participate in th
 e event safely and as their authentic selves\, without fear of inappropr
 iate treatment or harassment. A safe social space is created through mut
 ual interaction\, and every participant at the Gender Equality Days shar
 es responsibility for maintaining it. \n \n\nBy registering\, participan
 ts commit to the following principles:\n \n \n Respect others' experienc
 es and self-identification. \n Be open and listen. Do not make assumptio
 ns about someone’s identity\, experiences\, thoughts or situation. \n Do
  not generalize your own experience as being universal. \n Do not harass
  anyone verbally\, physically\, or by staring. Stop or change your behav
 iour if someone asks you to. \n Do not make insulting remarks about anyo
 ne\, whether they be present or absent. It is possible to debate and dis
 agree without offending anyone personally. \n If you encounter behaviour
  that violates the principles\, reach out to the host\, organisers\, or 
 other participants. \n \n\nThe organisers are responsible for the safety
  of the event\, and you can ask them for help in resolving situations. O
 rganisers and harrassment contact persons are introduced at the beginnin
 g of the event. \n \n\nA person who violates these principles may be ask
 ed to leave the event venue if they do not correct their behaviour after
  a warning.\n \nContact \n\nIf you have questions regarding the event\, 
 please contact the organisers tasy.stm@gov.fi.\n \n\n- - -\n \nTasa-arvo
 päivät 2025 \n\nYhdennettoista valtakunnalliset Tasa-arvopäivät järjeste
 tään 8.-9.10.2025 Clarion Hotel Aviapoliksessa Vantaalla. Ensimmäisen pä
 ivän ohjelmassa näkyvät tasa-arvon edistysaskeleet Pohjoismaissa ja Peki
 ngin julistuksen ja toimintaohjelman 30-vuotisjuhlavuosi. Päivä päättyy 
 Pohjoismaiden ministerineuvoston järjestämään afterwork-tilaisuuteen. To
 isen päivän teemana on turvallisuus ja sukupuoli.\n \n\nPäivät toteuteta
 an yhteistyössä Pohjoismaiden ministerineuvoston\, Vantaan kaupungin\, P
 ohjoismaiden tasa-arvotiedon keskus NIKK:n ja tasa-arvotoimijoiden verko
 ston kanssa. Tasa-arvopäivien ohjelma toteutetaan englanniksi ja striima
 taan verkkoon. Tapahtumasta ei tule tallennetta.\n \n\nOsallistuminen on
  maksutonta (pl. lounas). Lounaslipukkeita on myynnissä hotellissa 15 eu
 ron hintaan. Tapahtumatila on esteetön ja tilassa on siirrettävä indukti
 osilmukka.\n \nIlmoittautuminen \n\nIlmoittautuminen osallistujaksi paik
 an päälle on päättynyt. Tapahtumaa voi seurata suorana verkossa. Lähetyk
 sen seuraaminen edellyttää ennakkoilmoittautumista.\n \n\nIlmoittautumis
 lomake (englanniksi\, Webropol)\n \nOhjelma ja puhujien tiedot \n\nKs. e
 nglanniksi yllä\n \nTietoa Tasa-arvopäivistä \n\nTasa-arvopäivät on suku
 puolten tasa-arvoalan vuoden päätapahtuma. Päivät on suunnattu kaikille 
 tasa-arvoasioiden parissa työskenteleville ja niistä kiinnostuneille\, m
 uun muassa viranhaltijoille ja luottamushenkilöille valtionhallinnossa\,
  hyvinvointialueilla ja kunnissa\, työmarkkinajärjestöille\, kansalaisjä
 rjestöille\, yksityisen sektorin toimijoille\, hankkeille\, tutkijoille 
 ja opiskelijoille. \n \n\nTasa-arvopäivien tavoitteena on:\n \n \n koota
  yhteen tasa-arvokentän toimijoita \n parantaa tiedonkulkua \n vaihtaa k
 okemuksia käytännön tasa-arvotyöstä \n keskustella sukupuolten tasa-arvo
 n edistämisen tavoitteista \n kehittää tasa-arvotyön koordinaatiota ja t
 oimintatapoja \n lisätä omaa osaamista. \n \n\nSukupuolten tasa-arvolla 
 tarkoitetaan Tasa-arvopäivillä eri sukupuolta olevien ihmisten yhtäläisi
 ä oikeuksia ja mahdollisuuksia sekä lopputulosten tasa-arvoa\, kuten tas
 a-arvoa vallan ja resurssien oikeudenmukaista jakamista. Päivien tasa-ar
 vokäsitys sisältää sukupuolen moninaisuuden ja tunnistaa sukupuolen ohel
 la muut ihmisen asemaan yhteiskunnassa vaikuttavat erot (intersektionaal
 isuus).\n \n\nYhdenvertaisuudella tarkoitetaan tapahtumassa sitä\, että 
 kaikki ihmiset ovat samanarvoisia riippumatta heidän sukupuolestaan\, iä
 stään\, etnisestä tai kansallisesta alkuperästään\, kansalaisuudestaan\,
  kielestään\, uskonnostaan ja vakaumuksestaan\, mielipiteestään\, vammas
 taan\, terveydentilastaan\, seksuaalisesta suuntautumisestaan tai muusta
  henkilöön liittyvästä syystä.\n \nTurvallisemman tilan periaatteet \n\n
 Tavoitteena on\, että kaikki voivat osallistua Tasa-arvopäiville turvall
 isesti omana itsenään ilman pelkoa esimerkiksi epäasiallisesta kohtelust
 a tai häirinnästä. Turvallinen sosiaalinen tila määrittyy ihmisten keski
 näisessä vuorovaikutuksessa ja jokaisella Tasa-arvopäivien osallistujall
 a on siitä vastuu.\n \n\nIlmoittautumalla tapahtumaan osallistujat sitou
 tuvat seuraaviin periaatteisiin:\n \n \n Kunnioita toisen kokemusta ja i
 tsemäärittelyä.  \n Ole avoin ja kuuntele. Älä tee oletuksia toisen iden
 titeetistä\, kokemuksista\, ajatuksista tai elämäntilanteesta. \n Älä yl
 eistä omaa kokemustasi muita koskevaksi. \n Älä häiritse ketään sanallis
 esti\, koskemalla tai tuijottamalla. Lopeta tai muuta käytöstäsi\, jos t
 oinen sitä pyytää. \n Älä käytä hyökkääviä\, henkilöön käyviä puheenvuor
 oja paikalla olevia tai tilaisuudesta poissaolevia kohtaan. Asioista voi
  väitellä ja olla montaa mieltä loukkaamatta ketään henkilönä. \n Jos jo
 ku rikkoo tapahtuman periaatteita\, pyydä apua juontajalta\, järjestäjil
 tä tai muilta osallistujilta.  \n \n\nTilaisuuden järjestäjät vastaavat 
 viime kädessä tilaisuuden turvallisuudesta ja heiltä voi pyytää apua til
 anteiden ratkaisemiseksi. Järjestäjät ja häirintäyhdyshenkilöt esitellää
 n päivien aluksi.\n \n\nPeriaatteita rikkova henkilö voidaan poistaa til
 asta\, ellei hän varoituksen jälkeen korjaa käytöstään.\n \nYhteys \nJos
  sinulla on kysymyksiä tapahtumasta\, otathan yhteyttä sähköpostilla tas
 y.stm@gov.fi.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Please giveus feedback of the event here:
  <a href="https://link.webropol.com/s/Feedback-survey-GEDays2025">Gender
  Equality Days 20205 Feedback survey (Webropol)</a></p> \n<p>- - -</p> \
 n<p>On the first day of the event we gathered Nordic gender equality act
 ors to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Pla
 tform for Action. The day ended with an afterwork organised by the Nordi
 c Council of Ministers. On the second day we focused on the intersection
 s of safety and gender. </p> \n<p>The event was co-organised by the Mini
 stry of Social Affairs and Health\, the Nordic Council of Ministers\, th
 e City of Vantaa\, the Nordic Information on Gender (NIKK) and a network
  of Finnish equality actors.</p> \n<p>Participation is free of charge ex
 cluding lunch. Lunch tickets are sold for 15 euros at the venue\, card p
 ayment only. The venue is accessible by wheelchair and has a portable he
 aring loop.</p> \n<p>On this page:</p> \n<ul> \n <li><a href="#stream">L
 ive stream</a></li> \n <li><a href="#programme">Programme</a></li> \n <l
 i><a href="#bios">Speaker bios</a></li> \n <li><a href="#about">About th
 e event</a></li> \n <li><a href="#saferspace">Principles for a Safer Spa
 ce</a></li> \n <li><a href="#contact">Contact</a></li> \n <li><a href="#
 suomeksi">Suomeksi</a></li> \n</ul> \n<h2><a></a>Live stream</h2> \n<p>T
 he on-site registration has closed and the venue is fully booked. Event 
 will be live-streamed. Please note that accessing the stream requires ad
 vance registration. No recording will be available afterwards.<br> <a hr
 ef="https://link.webropol.com/s/gender-equality-days-2025">Registration 
 form (Webropol)</a></p> \n<p>Live stream:</p> \n<ul> \n <li>Wed 8th Octo
 ber Beijing +30 Nordic success stories: <strong><a href="https://enchant
 .fi/gedays/beijing30">enchant.fi/gedays/beijing30</a></strong></li> \n <
 li>Thu 9th October Safety and gender: <strong><a href="https://enchant.f
 i/gedays/safety">enchant.fi/gedays/safety </a></strong></li> \n</ul> \n<
 h2><a></a>Programme</h2> \n<p>Please note that all times are given in Fi
 nnish time (EEST/UTC+3). The programme is subject to change.</p> \n<h3>W
 ed 8th October Beijing +30 Nordic success stories</h3> \n<p>The event is
  hosted by journalist\, musician <strong>Tommy Lindgren</strong>.</p> \n
 <p>9.00 Coffee</p> \n<p>9.30 Opening words<br> Minister of Social Securi
 ty <strong>Sanni Grahn-Laasonen</strong><br> Deputy Mayor <strong>Riikka
  Åstrand</strong>\, City of Vantaa<br> Chair <strong>Vida Amoah</strong>
  and Vice Chair <strong>Minja Immonen</strong>\, Vantaa Youth Council</p
 > \n<p>10.00 Navigating the next 30 years: Nordic Ministers’ visions for
  gender equality in an era of global pushback </p> \n<p>Panelists:</p> \
 n<ul> \n <li><strong>Sanni Grahn-Laasonen</strong>\, Minister for Social
  Security (FI)</li> \n <li><strong>Lubna Jaffery</strong>\, Minister of 
 Culture and Equality (NO)</li> \n <li><strong>Katarina Lundahl</strong>\
 , State secretary to Minister for Gender Equality Nina Larsson\, Ministr
 y of Employment (SE)</li> \n <li><strong>Kira Appel</strong>\, Director 
 of International Gender Equality\, Ministry for Gender Equality (DK)</li
 > \n</ul> \n<p>Commentary: <strong>Ulla Müller</strong>\, Chief of UNFPA
  Nordic Representation Office</p> \n<p>The panel is hosted by Secretary 
 General <strong>Karen Ellemann </strong>from the Nordic Council of Minis
 ters</p> \n<p>11.00 Lunch </p> \n<p>12.00 The Disruptive Development of 
 Danish Feminism in the Light of the #MeToo Movement: findings from the F
 IERCE project<br> Associate professor <strong>Lise Rolandsen Agustín</st
 rong>\, Aalborg University (DK)</p> \n<p>Commentary: Advocacy Specialist
  <strong>Katri Jalonen</strong>\, the National Council of Women of Finla
 nd and the Counterforce to Anti-Gender Movement Network </p> \n<p>12.45 
 The Icelandic Act on Gender Autonomy<br> Senior Legal Advisor <strong>El
 ísabet Gísladóttir</strong>\, Ministry of Justice (IS)</p> \n<p>Discussi
 on with Senior Legal Advisor Elísabet Gísladóttir\,<strong> </strong>Non
 -Discrimination Ombudsman <strong>Rainer Hiltunen</strong> and Chair <st
 rong>Kaisli Syrjänen</strong> from Intersex Human Rights – ISIO Finland<
 /p> \n<p>13.30 Coffee</p> \n<p>14.00 Research-based policy in times of d
 emocratic challenges: The case of gender equality and gender mainstreami
 ng in the Nordics<br> Director <strong>Fredrik Bondestam</strong>\, Swed
 ish Secretariat for Gender Research (SE)</p> \n<p>Discussion with direct
 or Fredrik Bondestam and Senior researcher <strong>Marjut Pietiläinen</s
 trong>\, Statistics Finland</p> \n<p>15.00 Boys and Men as Agents for Ch
 ange: Milestones and Future Prospects of Inclusive Gender Equality Strat
 egy<br> Director <strong>Are Saastad</strong>\, REFORM – Resource Centre
  for Men (NO)</p> \n<p>Discussion with director Are Saastad and Universi
 ty researcher <strong>Harry Lunabba</strong>\, University of Helsinki</p
 > \n<p>15.45-16 What makes a Nordic success story? Reflections on the fi
 rst day<br> Equality and Diversity Consultant <strong>Malin Gustavsson</
 strong>\, Ekvalita</p> \n<p>16.30-18.30 After work hosted by the Nordic 
 Council of Ministers </p> \n<h3>Thu 9th October Safety and gender</h3> \
 n<p>Please note that all times are given in Finnish time (EEST/UTC+3) .T
 he programme is subject to change.</p> \n<p>The event is hosted by journ
 alist\, musician <strong>Tommy Lindgren</strong>.</p> \n<p>8.45 Coffee</
 p> \n<p>9.15 Welcome - Gender-aware safety work in Vantaa<br> Head of Se
 curity <strong>Markus Hammarström</strong>\, City of Vantaa</p> \n<p>9.3
 0 Gender-based violence in Finland</p> \n<ul> \n <li>A private matter? O
 n combating the deep-rooted culture of violence<br> Independent scholar 
 (Ph.D.)\, Adjunct professor\, consultant <strong>Satu Lidman</strong></l
 i> \n <li>Violence against women and access to justice <br> Senior speci
 alist\, reporting on Violence against Women <strong>Marjo Rantala</stron
 g>\, Non-discrimination Ombudsman’s office</li> \n <li>Protection and su
 pport for victims <br> Executive director <strong>Leena-Kaisa Åberg</str
 ong>\, Victim Support Finland (RIKU)</li> \n</ul> \n<p>Discussion</p> \n
 <p>10.45 Hate online - digital violence takes many forms</p> \n<ul> \n <
 li>What Lies Beneath the Screen? Tackling the Hidden Impacts of Online V
 iolence and Digital Crime<br> PhD\, Social Media Researcher\, CEO <stron
 g>Suvi Uski</strong>\, Someturva (SomeBuddy)</li> \n <li>Safe Digital Ci
 ties Programme <br> Head of Tech and Democracy <strong>Ingvild Endestad<
 /strong> (NO)\, Nordic Safe Cities </li> \n</ul> \n<p>11.35 Lunch</p> \n
 <p>12.30 Parallel societies - honour-related violence is present</p> \n<
 ul> \n <li>Perspectives on challenges and change: an intersectional appr
 oach to honour-related violence<br> MA in Middle Eastern Studies\, PhD i
 n Social Work\, consultant <strong>Hanna Cinthio</strong> (SE)</li> \n <
 li>Commentary: Specialist <strong>Fathi Osman</strong>\, Honor Related V
 iolence and Training Irada Project\, Finnish Refugee Council</li> \n</ul
 > \n<p>13.30 Coffee</p> \n<p>14.00 Women and defence<br> Academy Researc
 h Fellow <strong>Leena Vastapuu</strong>\, Tampere Peace Research Instit
 ute</p> \n<p>14.50-15.00 Closing words<br> Secretary general <strong>Tai
 na Riski</strong>\, Council for Gender Equality (Tane)</p> \n<h2><a></a>
 Speaker bios</h2> \n<p><strong>Lise Rolandsen Agustín</strong> is Associ
 ate Professor at the Department of Politics and Society\, Aalborg Univer
 sity (Denmark). Her research focuses on EU gender equality policies and 
 policy-making processes\, sexism\, gender-based violence\, sexual harass
 ment\, social movements\, and transnational activism as well as diversit
 y and intersectionality in feminist institutionalization and mobilizatio
 n.</p> \n<p><strong>Kaisli Syrjänen</strong> is the co-founder and a cha
 ir of ISIO – Intersex Human Rights\, Finland\, executive board member of
  OII Europe\, the umbrella organization of European human rights based a
 nd intersex-led organizations and coordinator of civic activities in Pie
 nperheyhdistys\, the Single parent organization. Kaisli has worked in th
 e field of family and children's rights for over twenty years and has fo
 cused particularly on networking and cooperation with various stakeholde
 rs to promote rights and increase participation.</p> \n<p><strong>Fredri
 k Bondestam</strong> is an Associate Professor in Sociology at Uppsala U
 niversity and the Director of the Swedish Secretariat for Gender Researc
 h at the University of Gothenburg. His research covers organizational ch
 ange in higher education and research\, feminist pedagogy\, gender-based
  violence and harassment\, risk and masculinities\, and gender mainstrea
 ming in theory and practice. Fredrik has managed government assignments 
 on gender mainstreaming in SE 2013-2017 and participates in several EU-f
 unded Horizon2020-projects on gender mainstreaming and gender-based viol
 ence in the ERA (GENDERACTION\, UniSAFE\, GENDERACTIONplus\, GenderSAFE)
 . </p> \n<p><strong>Marjut Pietiläinen</strong>\, Senior Researcher\, is
  a gender statistics expert and a gender statistics team leader at Stati
 stics Finland. She has a long work experience with social and gender sta
 tistics. She is a member of several national and international expert gr
 oups on equality and non-discrimination. Currently\, she is a Co-Chair o
 f the Praia City Group's Task Team for Non-Discrimination and Equality. 
 In addition\, she has been involved in several research projects\, for e
 xample the Gender-based Violence Survey\, Gender Equality Barometer and 
 Pregnancy Discrimination Survey. Her personal research interest is gende
 r-based discrimination in the labour market.</p> \n<p><strong>Are Saasta
 d</strong> has been director of Reform - Resource Center for Men since 2
 012. As one of Norway's five equality centers\, Reform is a not-for-prof
 it NGO\, targeted to work particularly with boys and men's gender equali
 ty issues. Saastad has background as a psychiatric nurse and an active u
 nion representative. He is a clear voice for the protection of the Nordi
 c welfare state model. Saastad was a part of The Men’s Equality Commissi
 on in Norway\, that launched its report in 2024. His latest book is titl
 ed "Invisible men. A new Perspective on Norwegian Gender Equality” (Dina
 mo\, 2022).</p> \n<p><strong>Markus Hammarström</strong>\, Head of Secur
 ity in the City of Vantaa\, is a versatile professional with a strong ed
 ucational background and hands-on experience in both expert and supervis
 ory roles in the fields of safety\, security\, preparedness and risk man
 agement. Bringing a practical mindset and solid skills to improving oper
 ations\, building teams\, and creating effective cross-functional collab
 oration to the comprehensive security.</p> \n<p><strong>Satu Lidman</str
 ong> is an independent scholar (Ph.D.)\, Adjunct Professor and non-ficti
 on author based in Finland. Her research interests include gender\, bodi
 liness and aspects of violence in historical and present-day contexts of
  criminal law\, human rights and attitudinal change. For her\, investiga
 ting historical continuities and change is a tool that helps not only un
 derstanding where we are coming from\, but also to develop current socie
 ties. For more details and the full list of publications\, please see: w
 ww.lidman.fi.</p> \n<p><strong>Marjo Rantala</strong>\, LL.M. trained on
  the bench\, has been working as a Senior Specialist for the national Ra
 pporteur on Violence against Women since 2022\, when the task of the Rap
 porteur was assigned to the Finnish Non-Discrimination Ombudsman. Rantal
 a has an extensive professional experience with and academic interest in
  issues related to human rights\, gender equality\, intersectionality\, 
 and non-discrimination law.</p> \n<p><strong>Leena-Kaisa Åberg </strong>
 has been the Executive Director of Victim Support Finland (RIKU) since M
 arch 2014. During her leadership RIKU’s staff has grown three times and 
 the number of clients over six times bigger. Leena-Kaisa Åberg has a Mas
 ter’s Degree in Political Science from Helsinki University and has concl
 uded a specialization course in Forensic Psychology. In her job she has 
 worked in many international networks and has served two full terms in t
 he Executive Board of Victims Support Europe.</p> \n<p><strong>Ingvild E
 ndestad</strong> leads the work on tech and democracy at Nordic Safe Cit
 ies. She has extensive experience in human rights\, democracy\, gender e
 quality\, and SRHR from both civil society and the analytical sector. En
 destad is an experienced public speaker and commentator and previously s
 erved as the Executive Director of the Norwegian LGBT organization FRI.<
 /p> \n<p><strong>Hanna Cinthio</strong> lives in Sweden but has vast per
 sonal and professional experience from Palestine and neighboring countri
 es. For over 25 years she has worked academically\, practically and stra
 tegically in Sweden and abroad in the field of sexual and reproductive h
 ealth and rights\, focusing on honor violence and control (including for
 ced/early marriage) and societal interventions to combat these practices
 . Today she is active as an independent scholar and consultant\, providi
 ng lectures\, strategic process support and research reports to authorit
 ies within the social\, educational and legal sectors.</p> \n<p><strong>
 Leena Vastapuu</strong> (PhD) is an Academy Research Fellow at the Tampe
 re Peace Research Institute\, University of Tampere\, whose research foc
 uses on gendered inequalities in crisis and war. Currently on leave of a
 bsence from her position as a Senior Lecturer of War Studies at the Swed
 ish Defence University\, she leads the HomeFront project\, examining eve
 ryday militarism in Finland following its NATO membership. In addition t
 o academia\, Leena has worked in EU civilian crisis management\, NGOs an
 d as an independent consultant. Leena is the author of Liberia’s Women V
 eterans: War\, Roles and Reintegration (Zed Books\, 2018).</p> \n<h2><a>
 </a>About the Gender Equality Days</h2> \n<p>The Gender Equality Days is
  the main annual event in the field of gender equality in Finland. It is
  intended for everyone working with or interested in gender equality iss
 ues\, including policymakers\, public officials\, researchers\, students
  and specialists in labour market organisations\, CSOs\, the private sec
 tor and projects.</p> \n<p>The objectives of the event are to:</p> \n<ul
 > \n <li>bring together actors promoting gender equality</li> \n <li>sha
 re information</li> \n <li>exchange experiences</li> \n <li>discuss the 
 goals of promoting gender equality</li> \n <li>develop coordination and 
 working methods in gender equality efforts</li> \n <li>enhance participa
 nts’ own expertise.</li> \n</ul> \n<p>At the Gender Equality Days\, gend
 er equality refers to equal rights and opportunities for people of all g
 enders\, as well as equality in outcomes — such as the fair distribution
  of power and resources. The event’s concept of gender equality includes
  gender diversity and recognises that\, in addition to gender\, other di
 fferences also affect a person’s position in society (intersectionality)
 .</p> \n<p>Equality as a basic right\, as understood in the context of t
 he event\, means that all people are of equal value regardless of their 
 gender\, age\, ethnic or national origin\, nationality\, language\, reli
 gion or belief\, opinion\, disability\, state of health\, sexual orienta
 tion\, or any other personal characteristic.</p> \n<h2><a></a>Principles
  for a Safer Space</h2> \n<p>The goal is for everyone to be able to part
 icipate in the event safely and as their authentic selves\, without fear
  of inappropriate treatment or harassment. A safe social space is create
 d through mutual interaction\, and every participant at the Gender Equal
 ity Days shares responsibility for maintaining it. </p> \n<p>By register
 ing\, participants commit to the following principles:</p> \n<ul> \n <li
 >Respect others' experiences and self-identification.</li> \n <li>Be ope
 n and listen. Do not make assumptions about someone’s identity\, experie
 nces\, thoughts or situation.</li> \n <li>Do not generalize your own exp
 erience as being universal.</li> \n <li>Do not harass anyone verbally\, 
 physically\, or by staring. Stop or change your behaviour if someone ask
 s you to.</li> \n <li>Do not make insulting remarks about anyone\, wheth
 er they be present or absent. It is possible to debate and disagree with
 out offending anyone personally.</li> \n <li>If you encounter behaviour 
 that violates the principles\, reach out to the host\, organisers\, or o
 ther participants.</li> \n</ul> \n<p>The organisers are responsible for 
 the safety of the event\, and you can ask them for help in resolving sit
 uations. Organisers and harrassment contact persons are introduced at th
 e beginning of the event. </p> \n<p>A person who violates these principl
 es may be asked to leave the event venue if they do not correct their be
 haviour after a warning.</p> \n<h2><a></a>Contact</h2> \n<p>If you have 
 questions regarding the event\, please contact the organisers tasy.stm@g
 ov.fi.</p> \n<p>- - -</p> \n<h1><a></a>Tasa-arvopäivät 2025</h1> \n<p>Yh
 dennettoista valtakunnalliset Tasa-arvopäivät järjestetään 8.-9.10.2025 
 Clarion Hotel Aviapoliksessa Vantaalla. Ensimmäisen päivän ohjelmassa nä
 kyvät tasa-arvon edistysaskeleet Pohjoismaissa ja Pekingin julistuksen j
 a toimintaohjelman 30-vuotisjuhlavuosi. Päivä päättyy Pohjoismaiden mini
 sterineuvoston järjestämään afterwork-tilaisuuteen. Toisen päivän teeman
 a on turvallisuus ja sukupuoli.</p> \n<p>Päivät toteutetaan yhteistyössä
  Pohjoismaiden ministerineuvoston\, Vantaan kaupungin\, Pohjoismaiden ta
 sa-arvotiedon keskus NIKK:n ja tasa-arvotoimijoiden verkoston kanssa. Ta
 sa-arvopäivien ohjelma toteutetaan englanniksi ja striimataan verkkoon. 
 Tapahtumasta ei tule tallennetta.</p> \n<p>Osallistuminen on maksutonta 
 (pl. lounas). Lounaslipukkeita on myynnissä hotellissa 15 euron hintaan.
  Tapahtumatila on esteetön ja tilassa on siirrettävä induktiosilmukka.</
 p> \n<h2>Ilmoittautuminen</h2> \n<p>Ilmoittautuminen osallistujaksi paik
 an päälle on päättynyt. Tapahtumaa voi seurata suorana verkossa. Lähetyk
 sen seuraaminen edellyttää ennakkoilmoittautumista.</p> \n<p><a href="ht
 tps://link.webropol.com/s/gender-equality-days-2025"><strong>Ilmoittautu
 mislomake</strong> (englanniksi\, Webropol)</a></p> \n<h2>Ohjelma ja puh
 ujien tiedot</h2> \n<p>Ks. englanniksi yllä</p> \n<h2>Tietoa Tasa-arvopä
 ivistä</h2> \n<p>Tasa-arvopäivät on sukupuolten tasa-arvoalan vuoden pää
 tapahtuma. Päivät on suunnattu kaikille tasa-arvoasioiden parissa työske
 nteleville ja niistä kiinnostuneille\, muun muassa viranhaltijoille ja l
 uottamushenkilöille valtionhallinnossa\, hyvinvointialueilla ja kunnissa
 \, työmarkkinajärjestöille\, kansalaisjärjestöille\, yksityisen sektorin
  toimijoille\, hankkeille\, tutkijoille ja opiskelijoille. </p> \n<p>Tas
 a-arvopäivien tavoitteena on:</p> \n<ul> \n <li>koota yhteen tasa-arvoke
 ntän toimijoita</li> \n <li>parantaa tiedonkulkua</li> \n <li>vaihtaa ko
 kemuksia käytännön tasa-arvotyöstä</li> \n <li>keskustella sukupuolten t
 asa-arvon edistämisen tavoitteista</li> \n <li>kehittää tasa-arvotyön ko
 ordinaatiota ja toimintatapoja</li> \n <li>lisätä omaa osaamista.</li> \
 n</ul> \n<p>Sukupuolten tasa-arvolla tarkoitetaan Tasa-arvopäivillä eri 
 sukupuolta olevien ihmisten yhtäläisiä oikeuksia ja mahdollisuuksia sekä
  lopputulosten tasa-arvoa\, kuten tasa-arvoa vallan ja resurssien oikeud
 enmukaista jakamista. Päivien tasa-arvokäsitys sisältää sukupuolen monin
 aisuuden ja tunnistaa sukupuolen ohella muut ihmisen asemaan yhteiskunna
 ssa vaikuttavat erot (intersektionaalisuus).</p> \n<p>Yhdenvertaisuudell
 a tarkoitetaan tapahtumassa sitä\, että kaikki ihmiset ovat samanarvoisi
 a riippumatta heidän sukupuolestaan\, iästään\, etnisestä tai kansallise
 sta alkuperästään\, kansalaisuudestaan\, kielestään\, uskonnostaan ja va
 kaumuksestaan\, mielipiteestään\, vammastaan\, terveydentilastaan\, seks
 uaalisesta suuntautumisestaan tai muusta henkilöön liittyvästä syystä.</
 p> \n<h2>Turvallisemman tilan periaatteet</h2> \n<p>Tavoitteena on\, ett
 ä kaikki voivat osallistua Tasa-arvopäiville turvallisesti omana itsenää
 n ilman pelkoa esimerkiksi epäasiallisesta kohtelusta tai häirinnästä. T
 urvallinen sosiaalinen tila määrittyy ihmisten keskinäisessä vuorovaikut
 uksessa ja jokaisella Tasa-arvopäivien osallistujalla on siitä vastuu.</
 p> \n<p>Ilmoittautumalla tapahtumaan osallistujat sitoutuvat seuraaviin 
 periaatteisiin:</p> \n<ul> \n <li>Kunnioita toisen kokemusta ja itsemäär
 ittelyä. </li> \n <li>Ole avoin ja kuuntele. Älä tee oletuksia toisen id
 entiteetistä\, kokemuksista\, ajatuksista tai elämäntilanteesta.</li> \n
  <li>Älä yleistä omaa kokemustasi muita koskevaksi.</li> \n <li>Älä häir
 itse ketään sanallisesti\, koskemalla tai tuijottamalla. Lopeta tai muut
 a käytöstäsi\, jos toinen sitä pyytää.</li> \n <li>Älä käytä hyökkääviä\
 , henkilöön käyviä puheenvuoroja paikalla olevia tai tilaisuudesta poiss
 aolevia kohtaan. Asioista voi väitellä ja olla montaa mieltä loukkaamatt
 a ketään henkilönä.</li> \n <li>Jos joku rikkoo tapahtuman periaatteita\
 , pyydä apua juontajalta\, järjestäjiltä tai muilta osallistujilta. </li
 > \n</ul> \n<p>Tilaisuuden järjestäjät vastaavat viime kädessä tilaisuud
 en turvallisuudesta ja heiltä voi pyytää apua tilanteiden ratkaisemiseks
 i. Järjestäjät ja häirintäyhdyshenkilöt esitellään päivien aluksi.</p> \
 n<p>Periaatteita rikkova henkilö voidaan poistaa tilasta\, ellei hän var
 oituksen jälkeen korjaa käytöstään.</p> \n<h3>Yhteys</h3> \n<h3><span>Jo
 s sinulla on kysymyksiä tapahtumasta\, otathan yhteyttä sähköpostilla ta
 sy.stm@gov.fi.</span></h3>
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