Tajemství sprakkar - Jak mimořádné ženy Islandu mění svět – Reidová Eliza (2023)

Why is Iceland the best place for women to live? ***** For the last twelve years, Iceland has consistently ranked first in the World Economic Forum's report on global gender inequality, successfully erasing disparities between men and women. What do women in Iceland owe for such positive experiences? How has this society achieved such significant progress, from electing the world's first female president to passing legislation specifically aimed at leveling the playing field in both work and private life? What can we learn from what Icelanders have discovered – that equal status for women in society benefits everyone? ***** Eliza Reid explores the attitude towards women in a country that has become her second home, uncovering a deeply rooted sense of justice, the influence of contemporary and historical role models, as well as areas where Iceland still has room for improvement. Her own experiences as an immigrant from a small Canadian town, who never expected her current life role, weave engagingly with interviews with dozens of sprakkar ('extraordinary women'). The author thus opens a captivating discussion about what it is like to live as a woman in contemporary society and how conventions influence our...