Statistieken over de bevolkingssamenstelling, alcoholisme, roken, volwasseneneducatie, vrije tijdsbesteding door joneren, technologie in het huishouden, kinderbijslag, deeltijdarbeid, zelfstandigen, lonen, inkomensverschillen, deelname aan volksvertegenwoordiging e.d. en de verschillen daarin tussen het aantal mannen en vrouwen.
'The Conference Men and Gender Equality – Towards Progressive Policies was held in Helsinki on 5–6 October 2006 gathered together experts in the theme of men and gender equality from different parts of the European .Union to highlight the important role of men in promoting gender equality. The starting point was that by paying more attention to the relationship between men and gender equality, they could increase men’s contribution to the promotion of gender equality as well as address some problems men in particular are facing. This, in turn, would promote gender equality and, most importantly, the status of women. During the Conference, the main focus was on policies, i.e. what has been done and what should be done concerning men and gender equality. The Conference concentrated on the themes of 1) reduction of segregation in education and training, 2) gender mainstreaming in health policies and practices, 3) violence, and 4) reconciliation of work and family life. This .report pulls together the presentations given at the Conference. Furthermore, it includes the reports of the discussion in the working groups.'
Sweden, Norway and Iceland have introduced general bans against buying sex whilst selling sex remains legal. There is a partial ban against buying sex in Finland. In this book Skilbrei and Holmstrom argue that these models of policies or policy regimes tend to ignore the trajectories, contexts and consequences of the full range of approaches to prostitution, thus they are too simplistic and static. Prostitution policies in the Nordic countries are multifaceted and dynamic, and cannot be represented as following a straight path and detached from empirical contexts. Their analysis treats Nordic prostitution policies both as a product of history, of current national and Nordic debates, and of international obligations and changes in the international and national prostitution markets.