{"id":16216,"date":"2020-03-04T19:25:12","date_gmt":"2020-03-04T19:25:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seeker.io\/?p=16216"},"modified":"2020-03-04T19:25:12","modified_gmt":"2020-03-04T19:25:12","slug":"best-countries-for-gender-equality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seeker.io\/article\/best-countries-for-gender-equality\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Countries That Actually Give a Sh*t About Gender Equality"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On February 27th, Scotland took a huge leap toward becoming the first country in the world to make feminine hygiene products \u2014 AKA, tampons and pads\u2014 free to anyone who needs them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The groundbreaking&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.parliament.scot\/parliamentarybusiness\/Bills\/111383.aspx\">Period Products (Free Provision) (Scotland) Bill<\/a>&nbsp;passed through the first of three stages in the Scottish Parliament by a vote of 112-0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To celebrate, we dug through our <a href=\"https:\/\/seeker.io\/explore-expert-advice\/#\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"expert guides (opens in a new tab)\">expert guides<\/a> and compiled a list of 7 counties that are making huge strides toward gender equality in 2020:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"marker-heading seeker-place seeker-place-heading\" data-latitude=\"56.26392\" data-longitude=\"9.501785\" data-placeurl=\"https:\/\/seeker.io\/app\/place\/oXIthC06\/denmark\" data-placeid=\"576\" class=\"wp-block-seeker-place-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/seeker.io\/app\/place\/oXIthC06\/denmark\">Denmark<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-latitude=\"56.26392\" data-longitude=\"9.501785\" src=\"https:\/\/d39ghehfp8sbx4.cloudfront.net\/media\/img\/1\/2afb6bec-0e42-4ae2-b3db-211d94e33937-1400.jpg?placeid=576&amp;name=Denmark&amp;lat=56.26392&amp;lng=9.501785\" alt=\"Copenhagen, Denmark.\"\/><figcaption>Copenhagen, Denmark.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This progressive Scandinavian country has an earnings-based daycare system and one of the most flexible parental leave policies in Europe. In <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"U.S News' 2019 ranking of the best countries (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/news\/best-countries\" target=\"_blank\">U.S News&#8217; 2019 ranking of the best countries<\/a> around the globe, Denmark scored a whopping 9.4 in human rights and a 9.1 in gender equality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"marker-heading seeker-place seeker-place-heading\" data-latitude=\"60.128162\" data-longitude=\"18.643501\" data-placeurl=\"https:\/\/seeker.io\/app\/place\/wGtvudch\/sweden\" data-placeid=\"574\" class=\"wp-block-seeker-place-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/seeker.io\/app\/place\/wGtvudch\/sweden\">Sweden<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/seeker.io\/article\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/shutterstock_519605455.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16312\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>According to an article published by&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/03\/08\/world\/europe\/sweden-women-equal-representation.html\" target=\"_blank\">The New York Times<\/a> in 2019, women in Sweden now represent&nbsp;46% of the parliament and 50% of the government&#8217;s cabinet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On top of that, nearly two-thirds of university degrees are earned by women, and around three months of leave are given to each parent during parental leave. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"marker-heading seeker-place seeker-place-heading\" data-latitude=\"61.92411\" data-longitude=\"25.748152\" data-placeurl=\"https:\/\/seeker.io\/app\/place\/cQSrx_Xq\/finland\" data-placeid=\"575\" class=\"wp-block-seeker-place-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/seeker.io\/app\/place\/cQSrx_Xq\/finland\">Finland<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-latitude=\"61.92411\" data-longitude=\"25.748152\" src=\"https:\/\/d39ghehfp8sbx4.cloudfront.net\/media\/img\/1\/b0ffc322-c6c5-4708-989d-e5573f79fa02-1400.jpg?placeid=575&amp;name=Finland&amp;lat=61.92411&amp;lng=25.748152\" alt=\"Helsinki, Finland. Karavanov_Lev \/ Shutterstock.com\"\/><figcaption>Helsinki, Finland. Karavanov_Lev \/ Shutterstock.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Finland has a public childcare system and provides school children with meals, making it <em>much easier <\/em>for both parents to work full-time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The icing on the cake is parental leave, which is 263 days. And we&#8217;re talking paid&nbsp;leave. In Finland, both parents usually work, with roughly 83% of women active in the workforce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"marker-heading seeker-place seeker-place-heading\" data-latitude=\"56.490669\" data-longitude=\"-4.202646\" data-placeurl=\"https:\/\/seeker.io\/app\/place\/nYt_kby_k\/scotland-united-kingdom\" data-placeid=\"4380\" class=\"wp-block-seeker-place-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/seeker.io\/app\/place\/nYt_kby_k\/scotland-united-kingdom\">Scotland<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-latitude=\"56.490669\" data-longitude=\"-4.202646\" src=\"https:\/\/d39ghehfp8sbx4.cloudfront.net\/media\/img\/1\/d825f2ed-b857-488e-8547-ee46f1f27aa3-1400.jpg?placeid=4380&amp;name=Scotland&amp;lat=56.490669&amp;lng=-4.202646\" alt=\"&#xA0;Isle of Skye, Scotland\"\/><figcaption>&#xA0;Isle of Skye, Scotland<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks to the Period Products (Free Provision) (Scotland) Bill, Scotland joined the ranks as one of the most progressive countries in the world for gender equality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;For some reason, period products are regarded by some as a luxury, a luxury for which women should be charged,&#8221; Alison Johnstone, a member of parliament, said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mrw7WFZNXOE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"during a debate (opens in a new tab)\">during a debate<\/a>. &#8220;Why is it in 2020 that toilet paper is seen as a necessity but period products aren&#8217;t?&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even better, Lennon also acknowledged those who are transgender and non-binary, adding that the bill was designed to be inclusive of <em>everyone<\/em> who menstruates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"marker-heading seeker-place seeker-place-heading\" data-latitude=\"56.130367\" data-longitude=\"-106.346771\" data-placeurl=\"https:\/\/seeker.io\/app\/place\/j3Hc6VKi\/canada\" data-placeid=\"617\" class=\"wp-block-seeker-place-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/seeker.io\/app\/place\/j3Hc6VKi\/canada\">Canada<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-latitude=\"56.130367\" data-longitude=\"-106.346771\" src=\"https:\/\/d39ghehfp8sbx4.cloudfront.net\/media\/img\/1\/f3c30dcb-0863-4e12-bd15-0636930d7fe8-1400.jpg?placeid=617&amp;name=Canada&amp;lat=56.130367&amp;lng=-106.346771\" alt=\"Banff, Canada. \"\/><figcaption>Banff, Canada. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Leading the pack on the fight for accessible menstrual products is Canada:&nbsp;the first country to stop taxing tampons and pads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While Canada cares about their nation, their sights are set on changing the game on a global level. Canada has worked to make women\u2019s human rights a strong focus of the United Nations with the&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www2.unwomen.org\/en\/csw\">Commission on the Status of Women<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ohchr.org\/HRC\/Pages\/redirect.aspx\">Human Rights Council<\/a>. In 2002, Canada ratified the&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ohchr.org\/EN\/ProfessionalInterest\/Pages\/OPCEDAW.aspx\">Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women<\/a>, which was officially adopted by the UN General Assembly in 2000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"marker-heading seeker-place seeker-place-heading\" data-latitude=\"60.472023\" data-longitude=\"8.468946\" data-placeurl=\"https:\/\/seeker.io\/app\/place\/1SVc3B1M\/norway\" data-placeid=\"573\" class=\"wp-block-seeker-place-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/seeker.io\/app\/place\/1SVc3B1M\/norway\">Norway<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-latitude=\"60.472023\" data-longitude=\"8.468946\" src=\"https:\/\/d39ghehfp8sbx4.cloudfront.net\/media\/img\/1\/ac9b0dfe-c87c-4ebd-9ece-4e470166f400-1400.jpg?placeid=573&amp;name=Norway&amp;lat=60.472023&amp;lng=8.468946\" alt=\"Sunnylvsfjorden fjord, Sweden.\"\/><figcaption>Sunnylvsfjorden fjord, Sweden.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Coming in third out of 144 countries in the World Economic Forum&#8217;s Global Gender Gap Report 2016, Norway is known for their generous maternity leave policies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2016, the government launched an <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"action plan (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.regjeringen.no\/globalassets\/departementene\/ud\/vedlegg\/fn\/womens_rights.pdfhttps:\/\/www.regjeringen.no\/globalassets\/departementene\/ud\/vedlegg\/fn\/womens_rights.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">action plan<\/a> to promote equality, empowerment, and opportunities. The action&#8217;s plans objectives include inclusive and equitable education, equal participation in politics, full economic rights, the elimination of violence, and sexual and reproductive health and rights. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"marker-heading seeker-place seeker-place-heading\" data-latitude=\"58.595272\" data-longitude=\"25.013607\" data-placeurl=\"https:\/\/seeker.io\/app\/place\/DtWyV4Us\/estonia\" data-placeid=\"612\" class=\"wp-block-seeker-place-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/seeker.io\/app\/place\/DtWyV4Us\/estonia\">Estonia<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/seeker.io\/article\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/shutterstock_330830087.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16305\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In June 2016, Estonia adopted the Welfare Development Plan for 2016\u20132023, with a gender equality sub-goal that targets issues of equal economic independence of women and men, gender pay gap, balanced participation, negative impact of gender stereotypes, rights protection and institutional capacity.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/uk.starsinsider.com\/travel\/295620\/countries-you-should-visit-based-on-your-favorite-game-of-thrones-character\" target=\"_blank\">Estonia<\/a>&nbsp;has the highest number of female entrepreneurs and the highest percentage of higher-educated women in the world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On February 27th, Scotland took a huge leap toward becoming the first country in the world to make feminine hygiene [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":43066,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":"","_classifai_error":"","_classifai_text_to_speech_error":"","_classifai_text_to_speech_scheduled":false},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16216","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bucket-list"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - 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