Is Iceland the gender-equality haven for women it seems to be? - BBC World Service

A special report for BBC 100 Women asks: Is Iceland the best place in the world to be a woman?

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The country tops world rankings when it comes to gender parity: parental leave conditions are so good that nearly 90% of working-age women have jobs, and progressive teaching methods aim at reversing gender stereotypes.

But it is also a country with persistently high rates of gender-based violence: about 40% of women subjected to physical and sexual violence – significantly higher than the global average.

Is Iceland the gender equality paradise it is branded to be?

00:00 Introduction
01:30 A nursery that turns gender stereotypes on their head
05:44 A rock school for women and non-binary people aimed at closing the gender gap in music
07:33 Gender equality in the workplace: What does that look like in the film industry?
09:14 How parental leave helps women balance family life with their careers
12:45 How labour unions in Iceland fight for women
14:30 The strike in 1975 that propelled Iceland to the forefront of the fight for equality
15:07 Meeting Iceland’s female president, who says Iceland is one of the best places in the world to be a woman
16:50 Is everything as perfect as it seems?
17:08 A survivor of gender-based violence says Iceland is not women’s paradise
18:53 The women who are suing the Icelandic government
20:11 A shelter for women fleeing domestic violence
22:38 A vigil for women who have been killed by men
23:54 When will Iceland fully close its gender gap?

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