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Abstract This article explores the discourses of multiculturalism and gender equality in relation to nation-building in Finland. The two discourses relate differently to the nation so that gender equality is seen as inherent to the nation while multiculturalism is... view more
This article explores the discourses of multiculturalism and gender equality in relation to nation-building in Finland. The two discourses relate differently to the nation so that gender equality is seen as inherent to the nation while multiculturalism is seen as a challenge posed from outside. Nevertheless, the two discourses are dependent upon each other and cite each other. The material for the analysis is a document produced by an NGO-based multicultural women’s project in Finland. The article can also be read as a contribution to the debate over the compatibility between gender equality and multiculturalism through an analysis of how gender equality - as an ideology and as a set of practices - is deeply embedded in the production of otherness in the Finnish context.... view less
Keywords
gender
Free Keywords
gender equality; multiculturalism; nation-building; postcolonial feminism; race;
Document language
English
Publication Year
2007
Page/Pages
p. 21-35
Journal
European Journal of Women's Studies, 14 (2007) 1
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/1350506807072315
Status
Postprint; peer reviewed
Licence
PEER Licence Agreement (applicable only to documents from PEER project)