Women Of Multicultural Ethnicity Network in Iceland
We will be offering Peer Support sessions for women of foriegn origin via Zoom every Tuesday in December. (8th, 15th, 22nd, and 29th) from 8 pm to 10 pm. You simply send us an email here: support@womeniniceland.is we send you a reply email with a link for Zoom and the time you are scheduled for. …
We wanted to share the news with you all that the 112 Emergency website now has an English page. We are very proud to have worked with them in getting the website and information accessible to non-Icelandic speakers. Access to information is critical for making the right decisions when in need. We know they are …
W.O.M.E.N in Iceland conducted their Annual General Meeting this Tuesday the 24th of November. Elections were held for two available seats on the board. Nichole Leigh Mosty, current Chairwoman was re-elected to hold her seat and Andie Sophia Fontaine was also elected. Shantaye Brown was invited to take a seat as an observer …
Kynjaþingið is a democratic feminist public platform. The agenda is organized by NGOs, and grassroots organizations designed to increase opportunity for discussion between the organizations that advocate for and support equality and the general public. We hope to provide opportunity to learn more about what is happening in feminist and equality discourse in the field. …
We have rearranged our annual general meeting for November 24th, 8:00 – 10:00 pm. The meeting will be held in a digital forum via ZOOM. We request that you kindly register here: REGISTRATION Registration will close on November 14th
Applications accepted until November 14th Are you a current member, participant or active follower of us here at W.O.M.E.N in Iceland? Would like to become even more involved in the role our organization plays in working on issues related to and for the benefit of women of foreign origin living in Iceland, through volunteer work …
Information regarding the stricter regulations regarding gatherings and services went into effect at midnight. We remind you also of the covid.is website and the fact that information is available in many languages by using the tab marked languages at the top right-hand corner of the site. https://www.government.is/news/article/2020/10/30/Stricter-anti-COVID-19-measures-taking-effect-as-from-31-October-2020/
On October 24th, 1975, women in Iceland left work to highlight the importance of women‘s contribution to society. Today, 45 years later, women‘s contributions to society are still not valued fairly and equally. The average pay of women in Iceland is still 25% less than the average pay of men. This means that an average …
Today is a big day for two reasons. Reason number one being that 17 years ago today our organization was formally founded. Secondly, because today is also the 45th anniversary of “Women’s Day off”. Congratulations dear equality fighters! In honor of the day we decided to write a short article regarding our postions on the …
We are working to improve and change some of the things we do for women of foreign origin living in Iceland. We want to ensure that what we do is useful and supportive to as many women as possible. In order to be able to this, we need to develop a better understanding of the …