Iceland is the best, but still not equal
While Iceland ranks high internationally on gender equality, it does not follow that equality has been reached. For gender equality, wages as well as possibilities for participating in the labor market should be equal, and men and women should have equal representation in positions of power. I exami...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:d84d97f9cbf14b458bff7f7c9ce62876 2023-05-15T16:47:01+02:00 Iceland is the best, but still not equal Katrin Olafsdottir 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.18261/issn.1504-7989-2018-01-02-07 https://doaj.org/article/d84d97f9cbf14b458bff7f7c9ce62876 NB NN nob nno Universitetsforlaget https://www.idunn.no/spa/2018/01-02/iceland_is_the_best_but_still_not_equal https://doaj.org/toc/1504-8004 https://doaj.org/toc/1504-7989 1504-8004 1504-7989 doi:10.18261/issn.1504-7989-2018-01-02-07 https://doaj.org/article/d84d97f9cbf14b458bff7f7c9ce62876 Søkelys på Arbeidslivet, Vol 35, Pp 111-126 (2018) gender equality wages labor force participation Gender Pay Standard genderequality laborforceparticipation Labor market. Labor supply. Labor demand HD5701-6000.9 article 2018 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.18261/issn.1504-7989-2018-01-02-07 2022-12-31T13:07:46Z While Iceland ranks high internationally on gender equality, it does not follow that equality has been reached. For gender equality, wages as well as possibilities for participating in the labor market should be equal, and men and women should have equal representation in positions of power. I examine where the Icelandic labor market stands on these measures and how they were affected by the crisis in 2008. There are deterrents to equal participation in the labor market, some due to stereotypes. There is a significant gender wage differential, but if effective, the new Gender Pay Standard should aid in reducing the differential. The presence of women in positions of power has improved somewhat since the act on gender quotas on corporate boards was introduced. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Søkelys på arbeidslivet 35 01-02 111 126 |
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While Iceland ranks high internationally on gender equality, it does not follow that equality has been reached. For gender equality, wages as well as possibilities for participating in the labor market should be equal, and men and women should have equal representation in positions of power. I examine where the Icelandic labor market stands on these measures and how they were affected by the crisis in 2008. There are deterrents to equal participation in the labor market, some due to stereotypes. There is a significant gender wage differential, but if effective, the new Gender Pay Standard should aid in reducing the differential. The presence of women in positions of power has improved somewhat since the act on gender quotas on corporate boards was introduced. |
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