Women Of Multicultural Ethnicity Network in Iceland
Last Tuesday W.O.M.E.N. organised in cooperation with LS retail a 2 hours CV workshop at the city library Grófin. Many women of foreign origin have to rethink their careers when moving to Iceland: they can’t find a job in their former line of work or study, and Icelandic language is often a barrier. The way …
On the day of Icelandic Language we presented our project “The Women’s Table“. Huldumál (Student association of Icelandic as a second language at the University of Iceland) and Mímir (Student association in Icelandic, general linguistics and sign language at the University of Iceland) organised the event. Thanks for the invite!
The Women’s Table #3 was held yesterday evening in Gröndalshús. Women of different origin and different level came together and discussed literature in Icelandic. Karítas Hrundar Pálsdóttir gave us a presentation about her books Árstíðir and Dagatal, stories for learners, and answered our questions. We then discussed the topic “Literature to learn Icelandic. What do we need?” …
Kvennaborðið #3: Fimm. 22. september 2022 Gröndalshús, Fischersund, 101 Reykjavík Bókmenntir til að læra íslensku. Hvað vantar okkur? Eru barnabækur nóg? Eru íslenskar bókmenntir of erfiðar?Hvað lest þú? Hvað langar þig að lesa? Segðu skoðun þína! Komdu með bækurnar þínar! Kynning í gegnum zoom: Karítas Hrundar Pálsdóttir, Höfundur Árstíða og Dagatals, sögur á einföldu máli Komdu eins og þú …
W.O.M.E.N In Iceland strongly disagrees with the comments made today in an interview published on Rúv by Sólveig Jónsdóttir Chair of Efling . It is important to note that she is the head of perhaps the largest union in Iceland, representing the largest number of employees of foreign origin. The statement is harmful to the …
Kvennaborðið #2 Fimmtudagur 16.06.2022, kl.19 Túngata 14, 101 Reykjavík Að taka þátt í stjórnmálum á Íslandi: Auðvelt eða Erfitt? Kosningar, kosningaréttur, aðgangur að upplýsingum, fulltrúar, reynsla af kosningum sem kjósendur… Give your opinion. Come as you speak, speak as it comes! Segðu skoðun þína. Komdu eins og þú talar, talaðu eins og það kemur! Skráning/Registration: …
Last year’s survey by W.O.M.E.N. has shown that women of foreign origins want more opportunities to practice Icelandic.W.O.M.E.N. decided to answer that need and create a safe space where women can debate hot topics together, in Icelandic. What Kvennaborðið is: A safe space with the goal to empower women to give their opinion in Icelandic …
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 are proud to support the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Iceland in raising awareness and understanding. Together through opening ourselves up to diversity we can create a more peaceful world.