{"id":160033,"date":"2026-03-02T10:46:44","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T08:46:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kirkonulkomaanapu.fi\/?post_type=artikkelit&p=160033"},"modified":"2026-03-05T10:08:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T08:08:22","slug":"equality-takes-a-step-backwards","status":"publish","type":"artikkelit","link":"https:\/\/www.kirkonulkomaanapu.fi\/en\/latest-news\/articles\/equality-takes-a-step-backwards\/","title":{"rendered":"Equality takes a step backwards"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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\nEquality takes a step backwards\n<\/span><\/h1>

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Something alarming is happening in the world right now: equality is being pushed backwards. Read our guest column from our colleagues at Women’s Bank<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

THE ADMINISTRATION<\/strong> of US President Donald Trump<\/strong> has brought ultra-conservative values to the fore.\u202fA number of words related to equality work have even been removed from the government’s programme descriptions and various documents.\u202fThe list of banned words includes terms such as gender, climate, and woman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Influential companies have followed suit. Meta and Microsoft banned advertising with words such as women’s rights and equality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Misogyny is rampant in the depths of the internet and has become part of everyday life. One in three girls has already experienced sexual violence online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Something is wrong, because according to the UN<\/a>, gender equality has either deteriorated or made no progress at all since 2019 in almost half of the world’s countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The exceptional nature of the situation is reflected in the fact that UN Secretary-General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres<\/strong> has described the current situation as a global attack on women’s rights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Instead of mainstreaming equal rights, we\u2019re seeing the mainstreaming of misogyny,” Guterres said<\/a> on International Women’s Day last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ironically, it is precisely equality work that would give the world a boost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The World Bank estimates<\/a> that the global economy would grow by a fifth if women could participate equally in the workforce.\u202fDiscriminatory structures and violence against women, on the other hand, cost around six trillion US dollars annually.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Harassment, violence, and insecurity are particular obstacles to women’s employment. In addition, legislation in many countries restricts women’s opportunities to own property and obtain financing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Development cooperation has achieved good and sustainable results,” says Eva-Marita Rinne-Koistinen,<\/strong> leading expert on equality work at Finn Church Aid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finn Church Aid implements Women’s Bank development cooperation projects<\/a> that support women’s work and entrepreneurship. Since 2007, 100,000 women have been given the opportunity to earn a living.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen women have a stable income, children can continue their education and families have better access to healthcare and adequate nutrition,\u201d says FCA\u2019s Country Director in Kenya, Alexon Mwasi<\/strong>, explaining the results of Women\u2019s Bank\u2019s work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Businesses founded by women boost the economy and improve families’ livelihoods. The effects go even deeper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWork is important for human dignity. A woman\u2019s self-esteem is strengthened through her own work,\u201d emphasizes Programme Manager Surmila Shakya<\/strong> from FCA\u2019s Nepal office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She has seen how women who are financially independent have been encouraged to challenge old traditions. Mothers who previously stood quietly on the sidelines have risen up to defend their daughters’ rights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

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\u201cWhen women earn their own income, it changes the social structures of society, as women gain decision-making power,\u201d says Surmila Shakya, Programme Manager at FCA\u2019s Nepal country office.<\/p>\n\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div> \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Who benefits from marginalizing women?<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGroups that want to promote traditional patriarchal values and do not see the benefit of women being involved in decision-making,\u201d replies Rinne-Koistinen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s about power. Instead of gainful employment and social influence, women are assigned traditional roles with caregiving responsibilities. Women still do 2\u20134 times more housework than men.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Especially in developing countries, time spent on housework is time lost from gainful employment, studying, and social engagement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rinne-Koistinen says that discussions about women’s rights in civil service and politics may currently be focused on issues such as how to protect women from violence \u2013 something on which everyone strongly agrees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cProtecting women is important, but we should also talk about how to promote women\u2019s own agency and the realization of their rights,\u201d Rinne-Koistinen emphasizes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The work of Women’s Bank shows that it is precisely women’s own income that effectively strengthens their position and opportunities to influence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Huda Arbab<\/strong>, 29, a Sudanese refugee living in Kenya, has succeeded in increasing sales of her handicraft business with the help of Women’s Bank entrepreneurship training. She now employs other women at the Kakuma refugee camp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWomen have been able to pay their children\u2019s school fees and even send them to better schools. That makes me feel really good, because I see myself in them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Arbab has lived her entire life as a refugee in various countries and has witnessed the plight of women. She has one goal:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI want women to have the same opportunities as men \u2013 and to be financially independent.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

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Huda Arbab, a refugee from Sudan who came to Kenya, runs a handicraft business with the support of Women’s Bank, providing a livelihood for a group of other refugee women. “The women have been able to pay their children’s school fees,” she says.<\/p>\n\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div> \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Perhaps the world’s greatest force for change can be found at the grassroots level, among women who work and couldn’t care less about superpower politics. What would happen if each of them could influence things through their own work?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This International Women’s Day, support women’s work by becoming a monthly donor to Women’s Bank.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

—<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sources:\u202fWorld Bank, Save the Children, Statistics Finland, SDG Gender Index, UN Women,\u202fPen America, Yle and Ant\u00f3nio Guterres\u202f 8.3.2025.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Opening image: Elisabeth Wahito from Kenya had to drop out of school at the age of 17 due to lack of money. “I did odd jobs, but coronavirus took away my work and I was left alone with my little boy. The turning point came when I got a job at a waste management facility and was selected to train as a forklift operator with the support of Women’s Bank. Before, only men were forklift operators, but now no one is surprised to see women operating the machines. When you have skills, you get a good salary.”<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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