insiders 23/02/2018 Thorgerdur Einarsdóttir: the long fight for women's rights Thorgerdur Einarsdóttir is a professor of gender studies at the University of Iceland in Reykjavik.
insiders 23/02/2018 Fríða Rós Valdimarsdóttir: "we must keep on fighting for equality" Fríða Rós Valdimarsdóttir heads the Icelandic Women's Rights Association. She believes the battle for equal rights is far from won, even in Iceland.
insiders 23/02/2018 Hanna Björg Vilhjálmsdóttir: "the school system must be part of the solution to gender discrimination" Hanna Björg Vilhjálmsdóttir teaches gender studies to high school students. She says sensitization to gender discrimination helps them become happier adults.
insiders 23/02/2018 Margrét Pála Ólafsdóttir: getting girls out of the "Pink haze" Margrét Pála Ólafsdóttir founded a method aiming at empowering girls from playschool age
insiders 23/02/2018 Andrés Ingi Jónsson: fighting gender bias within Parliament Andrés Ingi Jónsson is a MP for the green-left party at the Icelandic Parliament, or Althingi.
Iceland 23/02/2018 Iceland leads the way on gender parity The Scandinavian island ranks first in the World Economic Forum's gender equality report. So what is Iceland doing right?
insiders 23/02/2018 Sigríður Björk Guðjónsdóttir: "We need women in the police because half of our clients are women" Sigríður Björk Guðjónsdóttir, head of the Reykjavík Police Department in Iceland, thinks women are key for the police to better serve the community.
Iceland 14/02/2018 Jewish leaders hit out over Iceland’s plans to ban boys’ circumcision A controversial proposal to outlaw boys being circumcised in Iceland has been slammed by religious leaders across Europe.
Iceland 31/01/2018 Tackling the impact of porn on Iceland's youths Some of Iceland's young claim attitudes to sex are being shaped by pornographic material.
Iceland 16/01/2018 Female priests join #MeToo movement in Iceland A statement, signed by 65 clergywomen, also described 64 accounts of gender-based discrimination and violence from women priests working in the national church
Iceland 03/01/2018 Iceland tells companies: Close gender pay gap—or pay up Iceland’s new law requires companies to prove they’ve closed the gender pay gap.
Iceland 13/12/2017 #MeToo movement jolts Iceland as women speak out Progressive Iceland is not immune to sexual predators or misconduct, and spurred by the #MeToo campaign, women, (and some men), are taking action for change.
Iceland 30/11/2017 Iceland's Left-Green opposition leader becomes next PM Katrin Jakobsdottir has become Iceland's new prime minister after her Left-Green Movement reached a coalition deal
Iceland 30/10/2017 Voters go for change and lean towards the Left in general election Now begins the tough talking - Iceland voters wait to see if Left will get a chance to form a government
Iceland 29/10/2017 Iceland's ruling conservatives weakened in snap vote A left-leaning coalition may have more luck forming a government.
Iceland 28/10/2017 Outcome unclear after first results in Iceland election Mood on the Nordic island favours change after a year of disappointment and distrust
no comment 10/10/2017 Iceland celebrates after team qualify for 2018 football World Cup in Russia Icelandic football fans join in the traditional chant with players after the national football team qualify for the 2018 World Cup in Russia
Sport 10/10/2017 Iceland make football World Cup history Tiny Iceland, population 330,000, has made sporting history by becoming the smallest nation ever to qualify for the football World Cup.
futuris 25/09/2017 Digging deeper: can hot air provide sustainable source of electricity? “The new frontier of renewable energy is crossing Iceland.
futuris 25/09/2017 Takeaway: Searching heat in the heart of earth Geothermal resources can provide energy to humankind for thousand of years Here in Iceland they are testing a new drilling technic producing 10 times more power from the earth’s depths pix: turbine ro
