1 Dyadic development Psychotherapy Student’s First Name, Middle Initial(s), Last Name Institutional Affiliation Course Number and Name Instructor’s Name and Title Assignment Due Date 2 Political representation of Women in Finland In Finnish politics and industry, there are many female decision-makers. Throughout the 2000s, the proportion of women MPs elected in Finnish parliamentary elections remained stable at 40%. The 2019 parliamentary elections set a new high of 47%. Women have occupied all of Finland's highest political offices, including President of the Republic (2000), Prime Ministers (2003, 2010, and Sanna Marin in 2019-), Minister of Finance (2011), Minister of Foreign Affairs (1995), and Minister of Defence (1995). (1990) (Müller & Tömmel, 2022, pp19-36) . Women make up 47% of MPs (2021), and 58% of Ministers (11 out of 19 in 2021) in the Government. Women in Legislature and Cabinet Finland's Prime Minister assumed office in December 2019, heading a coalition government with all five party leaders being women. Twelve of the nineteen novel Finnish cabinet memberships are women, placing Finland's government second only to Spain regarding female ministers. Women Working for Government Women make up approximately 48% of Ambassadors and more than 68% of Foreign Service employees in Finland (2021). In 2017 and 2018, Toiviainen served as Deputy Prosecutor General and as Acting Prosecutor General. She joined the Prosecutor General's Office in 1997 and has since served as State Prosecutor and Head of the International Unit. In 2016, Toiviainen was named Deputy Prosecutor General. She has past expertise in District Judge responsibilities as well as Ministry of Justice tasks. In 2005, Pauliine Koskelo was chosen to lead Finland's Supreme Court. She was selected by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe in April, 2015, to work as a justice on the European Court of Human Rights. The Kind of Power They Have 3 Both at the local and the national levels of government in Finland therefore, women are in charge of making decisions. They have an impact on the decisions made at these levels of government. They also work in business and the private sector, where they have an impact on the choices made there for the success of the societies in Finland (Cini, 2022, pp95-111). At the municipal level, many choices that have an impact on people's day-to-day lives, such those regarding public services, are made. What it tells About Women's Position Within Finland Society Compared to males, Finnish women are significantly more friendly and gregarious, and they frequently speak three or four languages. They have a respected standing in society and business that is superior to that of women in the majority of other civilizations. 4 References Cini, M. (2022). Women and leadership across the EU institutions. Women and Leadership in the European Union, 95-111. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780192896216.003.0006 Müller, H., & Tömmel, I. (2022). Women and leadership in the European Union. Women and Leadership in the European Union, 1936. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780192896216.003.0002
