Smelter Jobs? Societal changes and employment opportunities for women in East Iceland

The period from 2003-2008 was one of upheaval and change in East Iceland with the single largest construction project in Iceland to date; the building of Kárahnjúkar dam and the Fjarðaál Alcoa aluminium smelter. These gave way to various societal changes in the area, such as population increase, new...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Veftímaritið Stjórnmál og stjórnsýsla
Main Authors: Halldórsdóttir, Tinna Kristbjörg, Rafnsdóttir, Guðbjörg Linda
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:Icelandic
Published: Stjórnsýslustofnun 2012
Subjects:
Job Market
Women
Rural Society
Aluminium Smelters
Vinnumarkaður
álver
konur
landsbyggð
samfélag
Kárahnjúkar
Kvenna
Iceland
Online Access:http://www.irpa.is/article/view/a.2012.8.2.13
https://doi.org/10.13177/irpa.a.2012.8.2.13

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