Secrets of the sprakkar : Iceland's extraordinary women and how they are changing the world

Summary: For the past twelve years, the World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap Report has ranked Iceland number one on its list of countries closing the gap in equality between men and women. Eliza Reid - Canadian born and raised, and now first lady of Iceland - examines her adopted homeland's attitude toward women. She interviews dozens of "sprakkar" to tell their inspirational stories. The result is an illuminating discussion of what it means to move through the world as a woman and how the rules of society play more of a role in who we view as equal than we may understand.

Record details

ISBN: 9781982174040 (hardcover)
Physical Description: xii, 272 pages : map ; 24 cm
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Edition: Simon & Schuster Canada edition.
Publisher: Toronto : Simon & Schuster Canada, 2022.
Copyright: ©2022
Badges:
- Top Holds Over Last 5 Years: 4 / 5.0

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 264-272).

Formatted Contents Note:

An immigrant in Iceland -- Helping parents helps us all -- The saga-era sprakki who defied convention -- The strength in sisterhood -- Stigma-free sexuality -- The no-holds-barred sprakki of the Middle Ages -- Claiming the corporate purse strings -- Being seen and heard in the media -- The undaunted sprakki who fought for nature -- Finding harmony in the wild -- Art as an instrument of equality -- The sprakkar who rallied a nation -- No woman is an island -- The sprakki who shattered the glass ceiling -- Politics on her own terms -- Within reach -- Reading group guide.