How Should Parental Leave Be Structured? Ask Iceland This article looks at the system in Iceland in which women and men each have equal childcare leave to take individually and also some shared leave. Slate, April 3 2013.
These 10 countries have the best parental leave policies in the world Includes Iceland. Business Insider, Aug. 22, 201.
The Parental Leave System in Iceland - European Commission A long report from 2008 with responses from other European countries.
The Paternity Leave Act in Iceland: implications for gender equality in the labour market
by Bjorn Thor Arnarson and Aparna Mitra, An academic article from Applied Economics Letters, 2010.
Iceland's recipe for gender parity Includes a discussion of childcare leave , looking at how gender equality in this area is affected by gender (in)equality on wages - men tend to take less childcare leave if they earn more than their female partner. Euronews 23/02/2018.
Why Iceland is the best place in the world to be a woman Since 1975, the Nordic country has blazed the trail in gender equality and now, from infancy to maternity, women and girls enjoy a progressive lifestyle. But how did they achieve it? Guardian, 24 Oct 2016.
Once more, Iceland has shown it is the best place in the world to be female Guardian, 5 Jan 2018.
This is why Iceland ranks first for gender equality World Economic Forum, 1 Nov 2017.
Iceland's answer to gender equality: Compensate for differences between boys, girls
Boys put on nail polish and play with gender-neutral dolls, while girls are taught to be more courageous and self-confident. NBC News, Oct.04.2018
'Equality won't happen by itself': how Iceland got tough on gender pay gap Despite its image as a paradise of fairness, women earn less than men. Now Iceland has become the first country in the world to enforce equal pay. Guardian 20 Feb 2018.
Fathers need support to spend more time on children and chores – report Official measures such as paid paternity leave seen as vital to getting men more involved in parenting and easing burden shouldered by mothers. Encouraging men to become more involved as fathers is the key to achieving gender equality, according to a new report that analyses data from many countries and highlights the continuing gender disparities over childcare and other domestic duties. Guardian, 16 Jun 2015