Harassment and violence continue
In a press release about its campaign last Thursday, UN Women Finland said that despite many steps forward, girls and women around the world still have to fight for their right to choose their place in society.
According to
Jaana Hirsikangas, Executive Director of UN Women Finland, various means have always been used to limit women's participation, including violence.
"Large-scale harassment and violence against women is still a serious obstacle to women's equal participation and influence, as well as to the realisation of democracy," Hirsikangas wrote in the organisation's press release.
According to the NGO, harassment and violence against women, including female politicians and decision-makers, limit women's opportunities to participate in the decision-making process or to seek political office.