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Icelandic Nurses Association To Pay School Fees For Male Nurse Students
The Icelandic Nurses’ Association has recently announced their intention to pay school fees for young male students, in order to encourage more men to become nurses in Iceland, RÚV reports. Jobs in nursing have always been seen as essentially female, and in…
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Monday News Edit: What Are Icelanders Talking About?
As we get ready to enjoy what is expected to be one of the best days of summer, we also ponder over what has been on Icelanders’ minds of late besides studded snow tires and the upcoming elections. Here’s a round-up of…
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Total Of Icelandic Women In Movies Hits Lowest Number Since The 1970s
From the year 2010, the number of Icelandic movies directed by women has been slowly falling. It currently stands at 6%—a substantial decrease from the 21% recorded between 1990 and 1999, RÚV reports. The data comes from Statistics Iceland, who calculated that…
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Number Of Women In Corporate Leadership Positions On The Rise
A third of managers, chairs and members of Board of Directors at Icelandic enterprises with 50 or more employees were women at the end of 2014, according to Statistics Iceland. This is an increase of 0,4 % since 2013 and 12,8 % since…