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The most noteworthy are\u00a0Gegnum gler\u00feaki\u00f0: valdahandb\u00f3k fyrir konur<\/em> by Maria Herngren, Eva Swedenmark and Annica Wennstr\u00f6m, translated by Bj\u00f6rg \u00c1rnad\u00f3ttir, and Ver\u00f6ld sem \u00e9g vil : saga Kvenr\u00e9ttindaf\u00e9lags \u00cdslands<\/em> 1907-1992 by Sigr\u00ed\u00f0ur Th. Erlendsd\u00f3ttir. Both of these books are available for purchase at the offices of IWRA, 500 ISK for Gegnum gler\u00feaki\u00f0<\/em> and 1,000 ISK for Ver\u00f6ld sem \u00e9g vil.<\/em><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/h3>\nKonur \u00e1 ystu n\u00f6f<\/h4>\n![\"Konur](\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27150%27%20height%3D%27150%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20150%20150%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27150%27%20height%3D%27150%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\")
<\/a><\/h3>\nIn 2014, IWRA collaborated with the publishing house Me\u00f0g\u00f6ngulj\u00f3\u00f0<\/a> in the publication of a collection of poetry by women poets from Iceland, Greenland, the Faroe Islands, and Finland. This poetry collection, Konur \u00e1 ystu n\u00f6f<\/em>, is available for purchase online<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
We Should All Be Feminists<\/h4>\n
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In 2017, on the 110 anniversary of the Icelandic Women’s Rights Association, IWRA gave all first year students at Icelandic secondary schools an Icelandic translation of the book We Should All Be Feminists<\/em> by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, translated by Ingunn \u00c1sd\u00edsard\u00f3ttir. The publication was a cooperation between IWRA and Benedikt Publishers and the book was meant to serve as a starting point for discussions on feminism and gender equality between students and teachers. Vi\u00f0 \u00e6ttum \u00f6ll a\u00f0 vera fem\u00ednistar <\/em>is available for purchase online.<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
Bibliography of Works by Icelandic Women 1800-1956<\/h4>\n
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<\/a>In 1957, the Icelandic Women’s Rights Association published a bibliography of published works by women between 1800-1956. This bibliography was published in celebration of the fifty year anniversary of the association. In 2014, this bibliography was digitized and made available online. Click here to read the bibliography online!<\/a> \u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n\u00a0<\/h1>\nReports<\/h1>\n<\/h3>\nShadow Report on Iceland’s Implementation of CEDAW 2016<\/h4>\n
The Icelandic Women’s Rights Association and Icelandic Human Rights Office submitted a shadow report to the UN CEDAW Committee in 2016, on Iceland’s implementation of the Convention.<\/p>\n
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Iceland ratified CEDAW, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, in 1985. On 17 February 2016, Iceland was formally reviewed as to its implementation of the Convention, on Icelandiclegislation and action plans to achieve gender equality. You can read the official report prepared by the Icelandic state for this review, on the website of the Office Of The High Commissioner For Human Rights<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/h3>\n
Iceland has gone further than most other countries to achieve gender equality and eliminate discrimination against women, but we have a long way to go to achieve full equality. In preparation for Iceland’s CEDAW review, we wrote a shadow report describing several areas of concern in Icelandic legislation and society, and submitted it to the UN CEDAW Committee. You can read this shadow report here.<\/p>\n
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<\/a><\/h3>\nIn 2014, IWRA collaborated with the publishing house Me\u00f0g\u00f6ngulj\u00f3\u00f0<\/a> in the publication of a collection of poetry by women poets from Iceland, Greenland, the Faroe Islands, and Finland. This poetry collection, Konur \u00e1 ystu n\u00f6f<\/em>, is available for purchase online<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
We Should All Be Feminists<\/h4>\n
In 2017, on the 110 anniversary of the Icelandic Women’s Rights Association, IWRA gave all first year students at Icelandic secondary schools an Icelandic translation of the book We Should All Be Feminists<\/em> by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, translated by Ingunn \u00c1sd\u00edsard\u00f3ttir. The publication was a cooperation between IWRA and Benedikt Publishers and the book was meant to serve as a starting point for discussions on feminism and gender equality between students and teachers. Vi\u00f0 \u00e6ttum \u00f6ll a\u00f0 vera fem\u00ednistar <\/em>is available for purchase online.<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
Bibliography of Works by Icelandic Women 1800-1956<\/h4>\n
<\/a>In 1957, the Icelandic Women’s Rights Association published a bibliography of published works by women between 1800-1956. This bibliography was published in celebration of the fifty year anniversary of the association. In 2014, this bibliography was digitized and made available online. Click here to read the bibliography online!<\/a> \u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n\u00a0<\/h1>\nReports<\/h1>\n<\/h3>\nShadow Report on Iceland’s Implementation of CEDAW 2016<\/h4>\n
The Icelandic Women’s Rights Association and Icelandic Human Rights Office submitted a shadow report to the UN CEDAW Committee in 2016, on Iceland’s implementation of the Convention.<\/p>\n
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Iceland ratified CEDAW, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, in 1985. On 17 February 2016, Iceland was formally reviewed as to its implementation of the Convention, on Icelandiclegislation and action plans to achieve gender equality. You can read the official report prepared by the Icelandic state for this review, on the website of the Office Of The High Commissioner For Human Rights<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/h3>\n
Iceland has gone further than most other countries to achieve gender equality and eliminate discrimination against women, but we have a long way to go to achieve full equality. In preparation for Iceland’s CEDAW review, we wrote a shadow report describing several areas of concern in Icelandic legislation and society, and submitted it to the UN CEDAW Committee. You can read this shadow report here.<\/p>\n
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We Should All Be Feminists<\/h4>\n
<\/p>\n The Icelandic Women’s Rights Association and Icelandic Human Rights Office submitted a shadow report to the UN CEDAW Committee in 2016, on Iceland’s implementation of the Convention.<\/p>\n Iceland ratified CEDAW, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, in 1985. On 17 February 2016, Iceland was formally reviewed as to its implementation of the Convention, on Icelandiclegislation and action plans to achieve gender equality. You can read the official report prepared by the Icelandic state for this review, on the website of the Office Of The High Commissioner For Human Rights<\/a>.<\/p>\n Iceland has gone further than most other countries to achieve gender equality and eliminate discrimination against women, but we have a long way to go to achieve full equality. In preparation for Iceland’s CEDAW review, we wrote a shadow report describing several areas of concern in Icelandic legislation and society, and submitted it to the UN CEDAW Committee. You can read this shadow report here.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/kvenrettindafelag.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/konuraystunof-150x150.jpg\")
In 2017, on the 110 anniversary of the Icelandic Women’s Rights Association, IWRA gave all first year students at Icelandic secondary schools an Icelandic translation of the book We Should All Be Feminists<\/em> by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, translated by Ingunn \u00c1sd\u00edsard\u00f3ttir. The publication was a cooperation between IWRA and Benedikt Publishers and the book was meant to serve as a starting point for discussions on feminism and gender equality between students and teachers. Vi\u00f0 \u00e6ttum \u00f6ll a\u00f0 vera fem\u00ednistar <\/em>is available for purchase online.<\/a><\/p>\nBibliography of Works by Icelandic Women 1800-1956<\/h4>\n
<\/a>In 1957, the Icelandic Women’s Rights Association published a bibliography of published works by women between 1800-1956. This bibliography was published in celebration of the fifty year anniversary of the association. In 2014, this bibliography was digitized and made available online. Click here to read the bibliography online!<\/a> \u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n\u00a0<\/h1>\n
Reports<\/h1>\n
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Shadow Report on Iceland’s Implementation of CEDAW 2016<\/h4>\n
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