I had hoped to complete an article by today, the 45th anniversary of the women's strike, outlining my reflections on living in Iceland, the #1 country for gender equality. But I found that, as I began writing and collection links to supporting articles, I felt a bit stuck...

There are so many great things about this country and this society. We have laws for equal pay, board parity, equal rights. There are also numerous examples of how, as a friend put it, Iceland is really just the least worst place to be a woman. (...)

With the rise of authoritarianism abroad, which seems to correlate directly with the removal of women's rights in many countries, I hope Iceland becomes a beacon for progress, as it has historically. But I also hope it begins taking discrimination more seriously (...)

But I also hope it begins taking discrimination more seriously, ensures justice for victims of domestic violence and takes more action to help prevent it, treats immigrants fairly and encourages adaptations in society that incorporate aspects of our cultures (...)

(...) rather than assimilation, sees asylum seekers as human beings that deserve our best efforts for protection and support, discusses and corrects business biases that pack entire executive teams with CIS white men (...)

(...) and doesn't rest on the laurels of its current accomplishments nor feel satisfied by comparison to societies that continually fail women. (end thread) #genderequity #HumanRights #genderequality #iceland #womensstrike #WomensRights