Iceland has an excellent record on gender equality, topping the World Economic Forum’s ranking of most gender equal country for 14 consecutive years.
Turns out few things work when women aren’t working.
Turns out few things work when women aren’t working.
Even at 92, Vigdis Finnbogadottir, who became the first elected female president of a country in 1980, is still a consummate politician and continues to speak out for women’s rights.
Even at 92, Vigdis Finnbogadottir, who became the first elected female president of a country in 1980, is still a consummate politician and continues to speak out for women’s rights.
Initial election result gave women 33 seats, but total was later revised down to 30.
A nursery, complete with a diaper change facility, has been opened at the first floor of Iceland’s Parliament building.
Iceland’s prime minister has indicated that female leaders have offered a better response to coronavirus across the world than some of their male counterparts.
The Icelandic Prime Minister, Katrín Jakobsdóttir, participated in a UN conference on the impact of COVID-19 on gender equality and the status of women, Fréttablaðið
According to a new study, around 80% of women in Parliament are exposed to gender-based violence. In May, the study surveyed 33 women who are working in or have recently quit Parliament, with 25 women responding.
There are calls for several Icelandic MPs to resign after they were recorded using crude language to describe female colleagues and a disabled activist.