Women now run politics in Finland

The World

Finland has a new prime minister: 34-year-old Sanna Marin, who will lead a center-left coalition with four other parties also led by women. The World’s host Marco Werman speaks with Johanna Kantola, a professor of gender studies at Tampere University.

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