Finnish women have been active in the worklife over hundred years.
Today there is an equal share of men and women in the labour market.
They have equal access to education with men. The Government has taken an active role in advancing equality further. Efforts are supported both by legislation as well as social policies and well-advanced social security system. These kind of policies seem to bear fruit, although of course the other side of the coin is much higher public expenditure than in those countries that have chosen another road to go. The political choice by Finland makes it also in practice possible for all its citizens to be equal.