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400 Girls Go To Tech Course
Around 400 primary school age girls were invited to participate in a tech and science course at the University of Reykjavík to encourage their interest in STEM, reports RÚV. The girls were introduced to coding, tested the strength of chicken bones and…
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Rumblings Of Dissent In Independence Party Over Equal Pay Bill
Rumblings of opposition to Iceland’s progressive new equal pay bill are rumoured in the Independence Party, reports RÚV. Independence Party MP, Óli Björn Kárason, chairman of the Economic Affairs and Trade Committee said that he made known his dissatisfaction when the bill…
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Gender Equality Is Plan A
Picture this: conversations about women’s frustrations, aspirations, and hesitations flowing across kitchen tables all over the Arctic. Considering Arctic regions are often cut off from one another socially, geographically, and even linguistically, how can these stories be gathered to spark meaningful dialogue?…
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VIDEO: Iceland’s Basketball Players Are HeForShe
HeForShe campaign by UN Women has gotten worldwide attention after a famous speech by Emma Watson. Icelanders are known for being very active in the area of gender equality and immediately supported the campaign. At one point the Icelandic men reached the highest percentage in the…
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#FreeTheNipple Celebrates First Anniversary This Saturday
This Saturday marks the first anniversary of the Free The Nipple campaign in Iceland, which will be kicked off with style. In honour of the occasion, a special celebration has been organised at the Laugardalslaug pool, this Saturday, from 13:00 to 16:00.…
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Reykjavík Receives Proposal For Genderless Bathrooms And Changing Rooms
The Human Rights Council of the City of Reykjavík received a proposal calling for the establishment of genderless bathrooms and changing rooms, amongst other places at swimming pools. Vísir reports that the proposal was submitted through the citizen democracy website Betri Reykjavík.…
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Primary School Trying Gender-Neutral Bathrooms
A school in Reykjanesbær has decided to let kids decide for themselves which bathroom they use, in an effort to be more inclusive. GayIceland reports that Akurskóli primary school has removed all gender labeling from the school toilets. In addition, they have…
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Middle-Aged Men Top Income Earners In Iceland
The top income earners in Iceland are middle-aged men, according to data from Statistics Iceland. In fact, an income gap of about 28% was observed between middle-aged men and women. According to the findings, the average gross income across all genders and…
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More Women Than Men Say They Are Judged On Body Type
Twice as many women as men say they are discriminated against based on their body type, a new poll from the Directorate of Health shows. According to the poll, 15% of women and 7.5% of men say they have experienced discrimination of…
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Judge: Gender Of Judges Has No Influence On Sex Crime Sentencing
District court judge Símon Sigvaldason believes the gender of judges presiding over sexual assault cases has no influence over their rulings. Vísir reports that Símon, who is also the chairperson of the Judicial Council of Iceland, held a lecture at the University…
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MP To Finance Minister: “Why Is My Vagina Being Taxed?”
An MP for Bright Future pointed out to the Minister of Finance that some changes made to the tax code appear to be on par with gender-based discrimination. Vísir reports that Bright Future MP Heiða Kristín Helgadóttir addressed parliament today on the…
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Iceland Pledges To Achieve Gender Equality By 2030
Prime Minister Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson told the United Nations that Iceland aims for complete gender equality by 2030. RÚV reports that Iceland is amongst the participants at this year’s United Nations Sustainable Development Summit. The Prime Minister addressed attendees on Iceland’s behalf,…
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Foreign Minister Writes For Guardian About Iceland’s Gender Equality
Iceland’s Foreign Minister wrote a column for The Guardian arguing a number of points in Iceland’s favour about men’s role in gender equality. The piece is written in reference to the United Nations’ HeForShe campaign, in which Iceland’s participation garnered an award…
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Arts Fest Artistic Director Speaks On Gender Equality
Sitting in the Reykjavík Arts Festival’s sunny downtown white-cube offices, Hanna Styrmisdóttir, the festival’s artistic director, is in a relaxed and confident mood. The 2015 festival is bearing down, and she’s recounting a story from an interview earlier in the day. “I…
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Don’t Ask Nanna: About Icelandic Politics
Dear Nanna, One thing I’ve always admired about Iceland is the politics. How your countrymen jailed the bankers and overthrew the shitty government. How can I motivate the same change in my own country? Thanks, Positive Outlook Dear Positive Outlook, Yes Icelanders…
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Icelandic Kid Annoyed By Gender Roles In Comics
“This is a serious issue,” wrote 9 year old, María Hjörvar, in a letter to the publisher of a comic book she reads, outlining gender inequality issues that she found worrying. “I’m not trying to tell you off but I am bringing…
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Iceland First In Gender Equality
Data from the Global Gender Gap Report shows Iceland to be the country with the highest amount of gender equality for the sixth year in a row. According to the report, Iceland came out on top when it comes to gender equality,…
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Iceland Sends Men Only To UN Conference On Women
Iceland, considered a global leader in gender equality, has announced it will send only men to a U.N. conference on women and gender equality, reports ABC. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson told the U.N. General Assembly of world leaders on…
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New Website Offers “World’s Largest Database Of Women Achievers”
A group of Icelanders hope to provide men and women everywhere with a trove of examples of women achievers, and spoke to Grapevine about why this project matters. The website, Reconesse Database, will not only provide a world map marking women achievers…
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The Best Place In The World To Be A Woman?
Women are reportedly more equal to men in Iceland than any other place in the world. But does this mean that we have reached the goal of gender equality? In international media and discourse, Iceland is often portrayed as the best place…
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Women 10% Of Highest-Earning CEO’s In Iceland
According to new figures from Frjáls Verslun women make up only 10% of the highest-earning CEO’s in Iceland. Out of 200 top-earning CEO’s women account for only 20 and out of 19 categories (split by industry) only one woman came in first place. Vísir reports that Unnur…
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Woman Appointed Police Commissioner Of Reykjavík
Sigríður Björk Guðjónsdóttir has been appointed Police Commissioner of Reykjavík, reports Vísir, she is the first woman to hold this post. In accordance with a new police law, Police Commissioners in Iceland will be cut down from 15 to 9. Additionally two…
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Við Erum Best!
At last count, there were 326,340 people living in Iceland. That’s .0045% of the world’s population and while it isn’t really a competition, this has created a bit of an inferiority complex among some Icelanders who, as Grapevine writer Oddur Sturluson put…