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…
Kvennaborðið – Do you know what “peer-learning” is?
Peer learning is when students interact with other students to attain educational goals. Kvennaborðið is a peer-learning initiative for women of foreign origin to practice and attain their goals with Icelandic language. The advantages? No fear of being judged: we are all peers. Safe space: no bias about origin, accent or level of Icelandic. Confidence…
Kvennaborðið – Aðgangur að íslenskum bókmenntum
Þetta var frábært að ræða bókmenntir á bókasafninu! Við byrjuðum að ræða um höfunda sem skrifa á Íslandi/á íslensku. Svo síðan komu margar áhugaverðar spurningar: Hvað er ljóð? Hvað þýðir að skilja ljóð/texta? Hvernig er tilfinningin að lesa á mismunandi tungumálum? Hvað þurfum við til að lesa fleiri íslenskar bókmenntir/bókmenntir á íslensku? Svo líka endurtekið…
Kvennaborðið – Áramótaskaupið 2022 og bestu atriðin!
SamantektKonur af erlendum uppruna ræddu saman um Áramótaskaupið 2022 þann 19. janúar í Iðnó. Hvað er Áramtótaskaupið? “Skaupið” er árlegur 50 mínútna sjónvarpsþáttur. Þátturinn er mikilvægur þáttur í áramótahátíð fyrir Íslendinga. Í þættinum er horft á liðið ár með húmor, sérstaklega af stjórnmálamenn, listamenn, viðskiptasfólki og öðru menningarefni. Horfðuð þið á það? Við vorum allar…
Kvennaborðið – Authors of foreign origin & Icelandic literature
The Women’s Table: Authors of foreign origin: our access to Icelandic literature? Finnst þér erfitt að lesa íslenskar bókmenntir? Af hverju? Af hverju ekki?Hvað finnst þér um höfunda af erlendum uppruna sem skrifa á íslensku/á Íslandi? Do you find it hard to read Icelandic literature? Why? Why not? What do you think about authors of…
First Kvennaborðið of the year! What did you think about the Áramótaskaup?
The Áramótaskaup – also known as Skaupið – is a yearly 50 minutes TV show. The show is important over the New Year celebrations for Icelanders who seat in front of the TV at 22:30. The show looks at the past year with humour, specially about politicians, artists, business people and other cultural topics. Do…
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