Always in Second Place: Transnational Women in East-Iceland, Intersectionality and Gender Equality in the Regions

• Main Author: Margaret Anne Johnson 1962-
• Other Authors: Háskóli Íslands
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Kynjafræði; Jafnréttismál; Innflytjendur; Konur; Austurland; Kvenna; Iceland
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1946/32665

Iceland is the world leader in gender equality, yet not much is known about the attitudes of immigrants towards gender equality and even less so for immigrant women living in remote regional areas. This research employs the theoretical foundations of transnational feminism and intersectionality. It...