The Nordic countries (Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark) have a reputation of egalitarian and even "feminist" societies. I wonder what it's like for a male person to live there.
Does these countries' feminism mean there are disadvantages for men, or are they feminist in the truly egalitarian sense? Are there many aggressive or toxic feminists in mainstream media, or is Nordic feminism moderate or not very radical?
Also, what are Nordic women like? Are they strong and independent? If yes, do they want their partner to be also strong and independent? Or, on the contrary, they don't expect men to be very masculine? Is it true they don't like it when a man opens a door for them?
And, finally, are these countries really as egalitarian and "feminist" as they are considered to be? I have some reasons to think they are not, but I may be wrong.
Here's why I think that probably sometimes it's exaggerated how egalitarian and feminist the Nordic countries are:
1) The Nordic countries have relatively low levels of women in top management. According to the World Bank, there are more women in top and middle management in conservative Poland than in "feminist" Iceland, Norway, and Finland. Also, the Nordic countries have a relatively low percentage of firms with female participation in ownership — this number is nearly the same in Poland and Sweden.
2) Only 16% of Danes consider themselves feminists. But much more in Sweden, which may mean that probably the egalitarianism in the Nordic countries does not originate from feminism.
3) People from the Nordic countries are among the most active porn viewers in the world [1] [2] [3] [4]. According to PornHub, three Nordic countries are on the list of the top 10 countries with the most per capita porn page views in the world — Iceland is the second, after the US. Norwegian children watch more porn than children in other European countries. These facts seem not very compatible with feminism, which usually considers pornography very problematic in terms of women's rights (as I understand, even sex-positive feminists usually believe the porn industry needs to be reformed, while more traditional feminists often advocate its abolition).
If there is someone here from a Nordic country who can clarify these things, it would be very interesting to many of us, I think.
I hope you'll forgive me my grammar or word choice mistakes if there are any — I'm not a native English speaker.
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