In Norway they seem to be more dependent, however, they still have a few factors that contribute Norway being interdependence. The three main examples of interdependence in Norway is free trade, economic stability, and security. Even though Norway isn't a part of the UN they still have free trade with them. Norway's main contribution to being interdependence is their exporting of gas and oil. Norway is one of the top expositors in the Europe region so they work with all of the surrounding countries to provide them with these natural resources. This then ties in with economic stability, with Norway being a top exporter this allows for the country to be economically stable. If they didn't have these surrounding countries to inter-depend upon then they would not be stable and would have to do something else. Lastly Norway's security is on the list because they can depend on another country to help solve conflicts since they have few resources for its own protection they seek help from others. Norway's interdependence definitely revolves around the economy, helping them stay economically stable, maintaining a secure security system, and allowing for free trade for them to export their natural resources.
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In Norway men and women now days have more equal rights and women are able to get the same jobs as men which is how it should be. However, it took a while for this to happen, Norway didn't use to always be as equal as it is today. Even though it took a while Norway is now considered one of the "leading countries in the field of equal rights"(Mørkhagen). Men and women in Norway follow an ideology for gender neutrality to be in economic, political, social, and religious roles.
In Norway it took a while for women to stand up for themselves and make equal rights a major political issue. In the 1960's gender equality was advanced by the Women's Movement which allowed greater numbers of women to enter the work force. During that time 9 out of 10 women would stay at home with their children. After the movement was passed there's now 8 out of 10 women who are employed out of the home (Countries). This is a great change, practically opposite of what it used to be. This movement was a great starting point in changing the equality of men and woman in Norway. Today all aspects of Norway are sexually integrated. In 1981 Norway even had its first female Prime Minister who served for 3 terms. Even the army is now sexually integrated, however, there are still more men than women but women are given the same opportunities as the men. Even if there are still more men found serving in Norway's army, I feel like the opportunity for the woman to be equal to that of the men is all that really matters. I think that its a great thing that the women of Norway were able to rally together and make it so that today men and women have equal rights. It makes me extremely happy and proud to know that they are considered to be one of the leading countries in this issue. I feel that in every country men and woman should be given the same opportunities as each other, now whether or not they take these opportunities is up to them, they should just be given the chance to. Work Cited: Countries and Their Cultures. (n.d.). Retrieved October 1, 2014, from http://www.everyculture.com /No-Sa/Norway.html Mørkhagen, P. (n.d.). The Position of Women in Norway. Retrieved October 1, 2014, from http://www.explorenorth.com/library/weekly/aa053101a.ht |
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