Workshops on gender equality in the workplace

IWRA, in cooperation with CESI in Croatia, will host workshops on the advocacy strategies and experiences of the Icelandic feminist movement in fighting for gender equality in the labor market, the week of June 7th to June 11th.

Five workshops will be offered, four in English and one in Croation. Registration is necessary to join the workshops, with links down below. Note, that you need to register for each workshop separately.

The workshops will take place online via Zoom and participants will receive links via e-mail the morning of the meeting. Recordings the four workshops in English will be made available on IWRA’s Youtube channel.

The workshops are part of the project Workingwoman – Gender Equality in the Labor Market financially supported by Active Citizen Fund in Croatia.

#MeToo and the Workplace

Fríða Rós Valdimarsdóttir

#MeToo has exposed an endemic culture of sexual harassment and violence in the workplace. In Iceland, following hundreds of #MeToo stories shared by,the government and members in the labor market have proposed and enacted concrete actions taken and proposed in to combat workplace harassment. Fríða Rós Valdimarsdóttir, a gender specialist, will discuss #MeToo movements and actions taken in response.

This workshop will take place in English via Zoom. The meeting will be recorded and the video posted online following the meeting. Participants will receive an e-mail with the link to the meeting before 12:00 p.m. on June 7th.

Certifying Equality: The Equal Pay Standard

Maríanna Traustadóttir

In 2018, legislation was passed mandating companies and institutions in Iceland with 25 or more employees to pass an Equal Pay Certification, that they offer equal pay for work of equal value. The certification is based on the Equal Pay Standard, developed by the Icelandic trade unions, employers confederation and government officials. Maríanna Traustadóttir, a member of the committee who wrote the Equal Pay Standard, will introduce this tool for gender equality.

Iceland’s Economic Response to COVID-19: A Feminist Critique

Femínísk fjármál / Feminist Budgeting

Like governments all over the world, the Icelandic government has introduced various economic measures in response to COVID-19. These measures include initiatives to create jobs, grants, loans and tax breaks to companies, student loans to students, green investment incentives, funding for children and mental health, etc. Feminist Budgeting, the Icelandic feminist budget group, has analyzed these economic measures and found that they benefit men more than they benefit women, even though the COVID-19 recession has effected women more than men. Members of the budget group introduce their analysis and discuss how we build back a more gender equal labor market.

History of the Feminist Movement in Iceland

Brynhildur Heiðar- og Ómarsdóttir

Brynhildur Heiðar- og Ómarsdóttir, the Secretary General of the Icelandic Women’s Rights Association, introduces the feminist movement in Iceland, going over the history of the movement, including the women’s strikes, and gives a brief overview of the various tools used in Iceland to guarantee women’s rights and gender equality, including equal parental leave, gender quotas, universal daycare and the equal pay standard.

Islandski feminizam, nekad, sad i u budućnosti / The Icelandic Feminist Movement: past, present and the future (discussion in Croatian)

Tatjana Latinovic

FRIDAY June 11, 14:00 GMT / 16:00 CST

Islandski feminizam, nekad, sad i u budućnosti je radionica/diskusija o femnističkom pokretu na Islandu o čemu će govoriti Tatjana Latinović, predsjednica najstarije feminističke udruge na Islandu, IWRA – Icelandic Women’s Rights Association.

Discussion with Tatjana Latinovic, president of the Icelandic Women’s Rights Association.

This workshop will take place in Croatian via Zoom. Participants will receive an e-mail with the link to the meeting before 12:00 p.m. on June 11th. The meeting will not be recorded.