Finland commends Chizuko Ueno for advancing gender equality in Japan

Finland's Foreign Ministry on Monday recognized Chizuko Ueno, a sociologist known as a pioneer in feminism and gender research, for career achievement in advancing gender equality in Japan.As a leading country in gender equality, the recognition of Ueno is part of Finland's broader campaign this year "to bring questions of equality to the fore of the international conversation," the ministry said in a release.Finland's first female president, Tarja Halonen, presented the recognition to Ueno at a ceremony at the Finnish Embassy in Tokyo.In her acceptance speech delivered in English, Ueno sai…READ FULL ARTICLE