WUNRN
FINLAND WOMEN'S COUNCIL CELEBRATES
100 YEARS OF WOMEN'S LIVES
Photo:
The
National Council of Women of Finland celebrates its centennial
with the exhibition Women's
Rooms – Lives and Actions. It presents Finnish women's
organizations and a century of their hard work for equality, a room of their
own and a rightful place in the society. Many bold and innovative Finnish women
and their accomplishments are presented in the Sederholm House, built in 1757,
which is the oldest building in downtown
LINK TO CENTENNIAL PROGRAM &
EXHIBITION 72-PAGE PUBLICATION:
The
National Council of Women of Finland was established in 1911 as the
Finnish branch of the International Council of Women (founded in 1888). Today
the Council has 62 member organizations which altogether have nearly half
a million individual members. An umbrella organisation independent of party
politics, the Council acts as a national link and a forum for discussion for
its member organizations. The activities of the Council are financed by the
Ministry of Education, private funds and foundations, member organizations, and
trade and industry.
The
objective of the National
Council of Women of Finland is to promote equality, human
rights, and the status of women in the Finnish society. The Council strives to
bring gender mainstreaming into the framework of society and to achieve gender
equality both at work and in the family. Mental and physical integrity must
also be guaranteed for every human being.