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The Ministry of Social affairs and Labour awards W.O.M.E.N. a 2.500.000 isk grant for operating costs

Yesterday the Ministry of Social affairs and Labour awarded our association 2.500.000 isk for operating costs. We are all volunteers at W.O.M.E.N. This grant is important as it will help us use our time and energy better, so help women of foreign origin better. All thanks and credits go to the former boards who made …

Survey on immigrant women’s experiences of employment based (EBV) and intimate partner violence (IPV) in Iceland

The Project – IWEV In the wake of the #metoo revolution, immigrant women in Iceland shared, for the first time, their experiences of abuse and violence in both intimate partnerships and in workplaces. Their stories reveal underlying factors contributing to gender-based violence and how those intersect with social categories such as race and ethnicity. The published narratives exposed how little research and knowledge there is …

The Women’s Table on the Day of Icelandic Language “Tala íslensku með hreim”

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!

Icelandic Language Day: “Tala íslensku með hreim” & The Women’s Table

W.O.M.E.N. is proud to support this initiative by the students of Icelandic as a second language at the University of Iceland! The association will be presenting the Women’s Table project at 16:30. Come join us to celebrate Icelandic with an accent! Speaking Icelandic with an Accent is a series of events around the theme, Icelandic …

The Women’s Table is back!

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 …

Nýtt í maí : Kvennaborðið – New in May : The Women’s Table

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 …