Latest items for Iceland
March 11, 2025, 5:10 p.m.
Countries: Iceland
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"Tens of thousands of women and non-binary people across Iceland, including the prime minister, are expected to stop work – both paid and unpaid – on Tuesday in the first strike of its kind in nearly half a century. Organisers hope the women’s strike – whose confirmed participants include fishing industry workers, teachers, nurses and the PM, Katrín Jakobsdóttir – will bring society to a standstill to draw attention to the country’s ongoing gender pay gap and widespread gender-based and sexual violence" (par. 1-2). "The event will mark the first full-day women’s strike since 1975, when 90% of Icelandic women refused to work as part of “kvennafrí” (women’s day off),...more
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"Tens of thousands of women and non-binary people across Iceland, including the prime minister, are expected to stop work – both paid and unpaid – on Tuesday in the first strike of its kind in nearly half a century. Organisers hope the women’s strike – whose confirmed participants include fishing industry workers, teachers, nurses and the PM, Katrín Jakobsdóttir – will bring society to a standstill to draw attention to the country’s ongoing gender pay gap and widespread gender-based and sexual violence" (par. 1-2). "The event will mark the first full-day women’s strike since 1975, when 90% of Icelandic women refused to work as part of “kvennafrí” (women’s day off),...more
March 11, 2025, 5:10 p.m.
Countries: Iceland
Variables: PRN-PRACTICE-1
"Drífa Snædal, who is on the executive committee of the women’s strike and is a spokesperson for Stígamót, a counselling and education centre for sexual violence, said increased access to pornography among children had contributed to violence against women" (par. 16).
Variables: PRN-PRACTICE-1
"Drífa Snædal, who is on the executive committee of the women’s strike and is a spokesperson for Stígamót, a counselling and education centre for sexual violence, said increased access to pornography among children had contributed to violence against women" (par. 16).
March 11, 2025, 5:10 p.m.
Countries: Iceland
Variables: NGOFW-PRACTICE-1
"While there have been other women’s strikes since the first in 1975, Tuesday’s marks the first full-day event. Operating under the slogan “Kallarðu þetta jafnrétti?” (You call this equality?), it is the outcome of a grassroots movement and is being planned by about 40 different organisations" (par. 9).
Variables: NGOFW-PRACTICE-1
"While there have been other women’s strikes since the first in 1975, Tuesday’s marks the first full-day event. Operating under the slogan “Kallarðu þetta jafnrétti?” (You call this equality?), it is the outcome of a grassroots movement and is being planned by about 40 different organisations" (par. 9).
March 11, 2025, 5:10 p.m.
Countries: Iceland
Variables: GP-DATA-1
"Organisers hope the women’s strike – whose confirmed participants include fishing industry workers, teachers, nurses and the PM, Katrín Jakobsdóttir – will bring society to a standstill to draw attention to the country’s ongoing gender pay gap and widespread gender-based and sexual violence. The event will mark the first full-day women’s strike since 1975, when 90% of Icelandic women refused to work as part of “kvennafrí” (women’s day off), leading to pivotal change including the world’s first female elected president of a country" (par. 2-3). The current prime minister in Iceland is a woman and this quote also shows there was a female president in Iceland in the past (IME...more
Variables: GP-DATA-1
"Organisers hope the women’s strike – whose confirmed participants include fishing industry workers, teachers, nurses and the PM, Katrín Jakobsdóttir – will bring society to a standstill to draw attention to the country’s ongoing gender pay gap and widespread gender-based and sexual violence. The event will mark the first full-day women’s strike since 1975, when 90% of Icelandic women refused to work as part of “kvennafrí” (women’s day off), leading to pivotal change including the world’s first female elected president of a country" (par. 2-3). The current prime minister in Iceland is a woman and this quote also shows there was a female president in Iceland in the past (IME...more
March 11, 2025, 5:10 p.m.
Countries: Iceland
Variables: LRW-DATA-1, UVAW-PRACTICE-1, ERBG-DATA-1
"Despite being considered a global leader on gender equality, topping the 2023 World Economic Forum’s global gender gap rankings for the 14th consecutive year, in some professions Icelandic women still earn 21% less than men, and more than 40% of women have experienced gender-based or sexual violence" (par. 5).
Variables: LRW-DATA-1, UVAW-PRACTICE-1, ERBG-DATA-1
"Despite being considered a global leader on gender equality, topping the 2023 World Economic Forum’s global gender gap rankings for the 14th consecutive year, in some professions Icelandic women still earn 21% less than men, and more than 40% of women have experienced gender-based or sexual violence" (par. 5).
March 11, 2025, 5:10 p.m.
Countries: Iceland
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-2, DV-PRACTICE-2
"Drífa Snædal, who is on the executive committee of the women’s strike and is a spokesperson for Stígamót, a counselling and education centre for sexual violence" (par. 16).
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-2, DV-PRACTICE-2
"Drífa Snædal, who is on the executive committee of the women’s strike and is a spokesperson for Stígamót, a counselling and education centre for sexual violence" (par. 16).
March 11, 2025, 5:10 p.m.
Countries: Iceland
Variables: DV-DATA-1
"...more than 40% of women have experienced gender-based or sexual violence" (par. 5).
Variables: DV-DATA-1
"...more than 40% of women have experienced gender-based or sexual violence" (par. 5).
March 11, 2025, 5:10 p.m.
Countries: Iceland
Variables: CL-PRACTICE-1
"Strike organisers also say jobs traditionally associated with women, such as cleaning and caregiving, continue to be undervalued and underpaid" (par. 6).
Variables: CL-PRACTICE-1
"Strike organisers also say jobs traditionally associated with women, such as cleaning and caregiving, continue to be undervalued and underpaid" (par. 6).
Feb. 26, 2025, 9:16 p.m.
Countries: France, Iceland, Ireland, Norway, Sweden
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"The Nordic model is currently in place in a number of neighbouring countries, including Northern Ireland, Iceland, Norway, France and Sweden" (para 12).
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"The Nordic model is currently in place in a number of neighbouring countries, including Northern Ireland, Iceland, Norway, France and Sweden" (para 12).
Dec. 31, 2024, 4:46 p.m.
Countries: Canada, France, Iceland, Israel, Norway, Sweden
Variables: IRP-SCALE-1
5
Variables: IRP-SCALE-1
5
Aug. 10, 2024, 2:57 a.m.
Countries: Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States
Variables: MULTIVAR-SCALE-6
1.0
Variables: MULTIVAR-SCALE-6
1.0
May 23, 2024, 10 p.m.
Countries: Iceland
Variables: TRAFF-LAW-1
"The government maintained law enforcement efforts. Article 227a of the criminal code criminalized sex trafficking and labor trafficking and prescribed penalties of up to 12 years’ imprisonment." (3).
Variables: TRAFF-LAW-1
"The government maintained law enforcement efforts. Article 227a of the criminal code criminalized sex trafficking and labor trafficking and prescribed penalties of up to 12 years’ imprisonment." (3).
May 9, 2024, 11:46 a.m.
Countries: Iceland
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
Is selling sex criminalised? Selling sex is legal in Iceland - no associated activities criminalised. Is buying sex criminalised? Yes, clients are criminalised in Iceland. Is organising/managing criminalised? Yes - organising and managing criminalised.
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
Is selling sex criminalised? Selling sex is legal in Iceland - no associated activities criminalised. Is buying sex criminalised? Yes, clients are criminalised in Iceland. Is organising/managing criminalised? Yes - organising and managing criminalised.
March 31, 2024, 3:14 p.m.
Countries: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain, Belgium, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Guyana, Iceland, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Philippines, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, United Kingdom, United States
Variables: TRAFF-SCALE-1
1.0
Variables: TRAFF-SCALE-1
1.0
March 30, 2024, 10:05 p.m.
Countries: Iceland
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
"Likewise, countries including Bangladesh, Botswana, Finland, Iceland, North Macedonia, and Uganda engaged survivors in national anti-trafficking planning efforts within the past two years" (17). According to the U.S. State Department's 2023 TIP report, Iceland ranks as a Tier 1 country (85). The report stated that while the government meets the minimum standards, it did not prosecute or convict any traffickers and continued to charge suspected traffickers under non-trafficking statutes, such as smuggling, that carried more lenient penalties and were easier to convict. The government also reported incarcerating a potential trafficking victim for unlawful acts committed as a direct result of being trafficked. The extremely low rate of prosecutions and convictions...more
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
"Likewise, countries including Bangladesh, Botswana, Finland, Iceland, North Macedonia, and Uganda engaged survivors in national anti-trafficking planning efforts within the past two years" (17). According to the U.S. State Department's 2023 TIP report, Iceland ranks as a Tier 1 country (85). The report stated that while the government meets the minimum standards, it did not prosecute or convict any traffickers and continued to charge suspected traffickers under non-trafficking statutes, such as smuggling, that carried more lenient penalties and were easier to convict. The government also reported incarcerating a potential trafficking victim for unlawful acts committed as a direct result of being trafficked. The extremely low rate of prosecutions and convictions...more
Feb. 2, 2024, 6:33 a.m.
Countries: Iceland
Variables: DV-DATA-1
According to 2022 data from the WHO's Global Health Observatory, the proportion of ever-partnered women and girls (aged 15-49) in Iceland who have been subjected to physical and/or sexual violence by a current or former intimate partner in their lifetime is 21 percent (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: DV-DATA-1
According to 2022 data from the WHO's Global Health Observatory, the proportion of ever-partnered women and girls (aged 15-49) in Iceland who have been subjected to physical and/or sexual violence by a current or former intimate partner in their lifetime is 21 percent (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 24, 2024, 3:24 p.m.
Countries: Albania, Australia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Montenegro, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Qatar, Romania, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom
Variables: MMR-SCALE-2
0
Variables: MMR-SCALE-2
0
Jan. 24, 2024, 3:19 p.m.
Countries: Australia, Czech Republic, Iceland, Israel, Macedonia, Malta, Spain
Variables: MMR-SCALE-1
3
Variables: MMR-SCALE-1
3
Jan. 24, 2024, 3:15 p.m.
Countries: Angola, Bahamas, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Iceland, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Mozambique, New Zealand, North Korea, Peru, Solomon Islands, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Vietnam
Variables: ERBG-SCALE-1
0
Variables: ERBG-SCALE-1
0
Jan. 24, 2024, 3:06 p.m.
Countries: Algeria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Benin, Cameroon, Chad, Congo, Cote D'Ivoire, Denmark, Estonia, Gambia, Guinea, Iceland, India, Liberia, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, South Sudan, Togo
Variables: DACH-SCALE-2
2
Variables: DACH-SCALE-2
2
Jan. 24, 2024, 3:03 p.m.
Countries: Albania, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Barbados, Belgium, Canada, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kosovo, Kuwait, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Maldives, Malta, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Panama, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay
Variables: DACH-SCALE-1
0
Variables: DACH-SCALE-1
0
Jan. 21, 2024, 11:10 a.m.
Countries: Iceland
Variables: MMR-DATA-1
According to a 2023 report on global trends in maternal mortality from 2000-2020 published by the WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group, and UNDESA/Population Division, in 2020 the maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births) in Iceland was 3 (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: MMR-DATA-1
According to a 2023 report on global trends in maternal mortality from 2000-2020 published by the WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group, and UNDESA/Population Division, in 2020 the maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births) in Iceland was 3 (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 20, 2024, 1:37 p.m.
Countries: Iceland
Variables: ERBG-DATA-2
According to 2023 World Bank Gender Data collected from the most recent ILO modeled estimates from 2020 onwards, the female laborforce participation rate (as a percentage of the female population ages 15+) in Iceland is 71.2% (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: ERBG-DATA-2
According to 2023 World Bank Gender Data collected from the most recent ILO modeled estimates from 2020 onwards, the female laborforce participation rate (as a percentage of the female population ages 15+) in Iceland is 71.2% (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 12, 2024, 3:14 p.m.
Countries: Iceland
Variables: ATDW-LAW-1
According to the "Women, Business, and the Law" database (2022), the law provides for the valuation of non-monetary contributions. The WBL database provides the following as a source: Law in Respect of Marriage, Arts. 6, 53, 54, and 103 (2).
Variables: ATDW-LAW-1
According to the "Women, Business, and the Law" database (2022), the law provides for the valuation of non-monetary contributions. The WBL database provides the following as a source: Law in Respect of Marriage, Arts. 6, 53, 54, and 103 (2).
Jan. 7, 2024, 3:30 p.m.
Countries: Iceland
Variables: DACH-DATA-1
According to the World Bank, as of 2021, life expectancy in Iceland is 85 years for women and 82 years for men (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: DACH-DATA-1
According to the World Bank, as of 2021, life expectancy in Iceland is 85 years for women and 82 years for men (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Dec. 28, 2023, 2:18 p.m.
Countries: Iceland
Variables: DACH-DATA-1
According to 2019 data from the WHO's Global Health Observatory, average life expectancy in Iceland is 80.8 years for men and 83.9 years for women (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: DACH-DATA-1
According to 2019 data from the WHO's Global Health Observatory, average life expectancy in Iceland is 80.8 years for men and 83.9 years for women (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Oct. 12, 2023, 3:59 p.m.
Countries: Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Bhutan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, El Salvador, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kosovo, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Montenegro, Netherlands, New Zealand, North Korea, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Trinidad/Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam
Variables: BR-SCALE-1
0
Variables: BR-SCALE-1
0
Sept. 29, 2023, 9:40 a.m.
Countries: Iceland
Variables: BR-DATA-1
"12.1 births per 1000 population"
Variables: BR-DATA-1
"12.1 births per 1000 population"
Aug. 16, 2023, 2:55 p.m.
Countries: Iceland
Variables: LO-LAW-1
"In their union of matrimony, the spouses shall be equal in every respect, and shall carry the same obligations towards each other and their children. They shall be faithful to each other, support each other, and together guard the interests of their home and family. Spouses shall bring up their children jointly, care jointly for their needs, and aid each other in providing for the family by financial contributions, domestic work, and by other means" (1). "Each married person shall have control of his or her assets and be responsible for his or her liabilities as further provided for by law" (2). "The property of spouses can be either matrimonial...more
Variables: LO-LAW-1
"In their union of matrimony, the spouses shall be equal in every respect, and shall carry the same obligations towards each other and their children. They shall be faithful to each other, support each other, and together guard the interests of their home and family. Spouses shall bring up their children jointly, care jointly for their needs, and aid each other in providing for the family by financial contributions, domestic work, and by other means" (1). "Each married person shall have control of his or her assets and be responsible for his or her liabilities as further provided for by law" (2). "The property of spouses can be either matrimonial...more
Aug. 16, 2023, 2:37 p.m.
Countries: Iceland
Variables: LO-LAW-1
"All forms of discrimination on grounds of gender, regarding access to or supply of goods as well as access to or granting services, is prohibited. However, this provision does not apply to access to or supply of goods on one hand or to access to or granting services on the other hand in the area of private and family life. Furthermore, this provision does not apply to matters concerning work in the labour market" (11).
Variables: LO-LAW-1
"All forms of discrimination on grounds of gender, regarding access to or supply of goods as well as access to or granting services, is prohibited. However, this provision does not apply to access to or supply of goods on one hand or to access to or granting services on the other hand in the area of private and family life. Furthermore, this provision does not apply to matters concerning work in the labour market" (11).