Miss Grand International pageant owner responds to beauty leaving the pageant
Mr. Nawat Itsaragrisil owner of the pageant Miss Grand International has issued a statement regarding recent events, where an Icelandic beauty, Arna Y...
Video – Vigdis Finnbogadottir and Of Monsters and Men singer Nanna Bryndis Hilmarsdottir have a conversation about equal rights
As reported, on 24 October in 1975 the women of Iceland took a stand against lower pay and the low value placed on their work contribution in society ...
Women´s day off! Women assemble at Austurvollur today
Women are encouraged to leave their place of work at 2:38 pm today, 24 October, a day known in Iceland as Women´s Day Off [Kvennafrídagurinn] There wi...
Election for new Bishop of Iceland goes to second round run-off
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 Sigur...
Woman’s hairy armpit goes viral in Sweden
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 a...
Hotel refuses to scrap women-only floor
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 Hot...
Army sorry for soldier’s forced naked bathe
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 pers...
Bra shop bust up over cup-size name tags
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.