This came in today on the Finland's largest magazine. 9th graders in Finland are about 15-years-old and everyone must complete it to pass mandatory primary school:
"Every 9th grader will get a book about feminism"
"Equality training is fastened in Finland next summer, when all primary school kids on the 9th grade will get a book from Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichien called "We all should be feminists". It will appear in Finland on March.
The book is part of a national campaign, which is funded by the schooling and cultural ministration of Finland, Otava, University of Jyväskylä, Tampere-talo and thinking company Hattu. Next year Finland will also have an international Women of the World Finland festival in Tampere on March.
Original news link (in Finnish):
http://www.hs.fi/paivanlehti/30112016/ar...86713.html
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"Every 9th grader will get a book about feminism"
"Equality training is fastened in Finland next summer, when all primary school kids on the 9th grade will get a book from Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichien called "We all should be feminists". It will appear in Finland on March.
The book is part of a national campaign, which is funded by the schooling and cultural ministration of Finland, Otava, University of Jyväskylä, Tampere-talo and thinking company Hattu. Next year Finland will also have an international Women of the World Finland festival in Tampere on March.
Original news link (in Finnish):
http://www.hs.fi/paivanlehti/30112016/ar...86713.html
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