It is important for the next Bishop of Iceland to be a woman, both for the church’s countenance and its equal rights policy. So says Agnes Sigurðardóttir, the priest in Bolungarvík, who is one of two who will go into the final round of voting. Her opponent is a man.
Tag Archive | "equality"
Election for new Bishop of Iceland goes to second round run-off
Posted on 25 March 2012.
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Woman’s hairy armpit goes viral in Sweden
Posted on 24 March 2012.
A Swedish woman’s hairy armpit, which flashed up for mere seconds on a live television broadcast, has gone viral across the country, sparking debate about body image and feminism.
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Hotel refuses to scrap women-only floor
Posted on 07 December 2011.
A hotel in Denmark is refusing to remove its women-only floor despite being told by the country’s equality board that it is illegal. The Bella Sky Hotel in Copenhagen says its 17th Bella Donna floor will stay free of men despite pressure from the Equal Treatment Board to abandon the venture.
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Army sorry for soldier’s forced naked bathe
Posted on 25 November 2011.
Top Norwegian military officials have apologised after a female soldier from Oslo was forced to bathe naked in a freezing lake with 30 other male personnel.
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Bra shop bust up over cup-size name tags
Posted on 13 November 2011.
A Swedish lingerie chain may be sued by its union after complaints from staff members who are told to wear name tags displaying their bra sizes.
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Subway stalker site puts men in the picture
Posted on 04 November 2011.
A debate has been sparked over a new website featuring secretly snapped photos of attractive men riding the Stockholm metro.
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Checkout boy taking on the big boys (and girls)
Posted on 22 September 2011.
A young Icelandic checkout assistant has reported 16 companies, including the one he works for, for breaching equality laws in the way they treat women.
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Iceland tops Newsweek list of best countries for women
Posted on 19 September 2011.
A new feature in the magazine Newsweek concludes that the best place in the world to be a woman is Iceland.
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