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Finland is often cited as an example of gender equality. But Prime Minister Sanna Marin has taken the fight for gender equality one step further. To set an example, he allowed a 16-year-old girl to be prime minister for one day.
According to the BBC, Ava Marto, the young Finnish “one-day prime minister”, will not be able to enact any new laws. But like the other day, as prime minister, he met with Finnish politicians. She spoke of women’s rights especially in the field of technology.
The transfer of power took place in Finland before the United Nations International Children’s Day. This day is celebrated around the world on October 11 of each year by the United Nations to highlight the rights of girls.
Finland has been running an international show called ‘Girls Takeover’ for the past four years. In this program, adolescents and young women from all over the world serve for a day as heads of politics, business and other sectors in different countries.
Emphasis is being placed on increasing digital skills and technology opportunities for girls this year. The program selected girls from Kenya, Peru, Sudan, and Vietnam.
“I am happy to be able to speak about this work today,” said Ava Marto, Finland’s prime minister, during a meeting on Wednesday. But to be honest, I don’t mean to say I have to say this at all. The girl takeover movement is happening, it shouldn’t happen either. ”
She said: ‘Because, the reality is that we have not yet achieved gender equality. It couldn’t happen anywhere in the world. We have come a long way in this regard, but there is still much work to be done.
This teenager has been involved in environmental and human rights movements from a young age. On that special day Wednesday, Ava Marto’s last job was to meet with Prime Minister Marín to share her experiences and brief the Prime Minister on gender equality in technology.
In a speech before the temporary transfer of the PM position, Sanna Marin emphasized the importance of equal rights for all in the technology sector. In a speech, he said: “There should be no division between countries and countries in terms of access to technology.”
Finland ranked third on the list compiled by the World Economic Forum on Gender Equality across the world last year.
Marin also won last year’s elections in Finland, becoming the youngest prime minister in the world. He was 34 at the time. There are four allied parties in the coalition government under his leadership, three of which are headed by women.
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