8-10 November 2021
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8 – 10TH NOVEMBER 2021

Save The Date - Add To Your Calendar 11/08/2021 08:00 AM 11/10/2021 10:00 AM CET Reykjavík Global Forum 2021 Harpa, Concert Hall and Conference Centre, Reykjavik

SHAPING GLOBAL CONVERSATION

ÁFRAM MEÐ SMJÖRIÐ! – ON WITH THE BUTTER!

It might sound slightly unusual for non-Icelanders, but this Icelandic phrase has a clear advice: it tells you that we need to move forward. So let’s move forward together, in Iceland, at the Reykjavík Global Forum – Women Leaders 2021!

In this new era of convening, the 2021 Reykjavík Global Forum will take place on 8-10 November as a hybrid gathering, offering the opportunity for an in-person conference hosted in Reykjavík, and a simultaneous digital gathering via the Forum’s digital platform.

The Reykjavík Global Forum is co-hosted by Women Political Leaders (WPL), the Government of Iceland and the Parliament of Iceland.

CO-CHAIRS

The Forum relies on a high level and ambassadorial committee of Co-Chairs. The committee is made up of leading figures from academia, civil Society, business, and politics who identify with the mission of the Reykjavík Global Forum have been actively supporting women to express their voices. Co-Chairs are nominated by the Women Political Leaders Board and approved by the Icelandic Steering Committee.

Co-chairs advise on the Forum program and its activities, thereby pushing conversations out of the comfort zone to explore ways to respond to societal issues.

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ICELAND: THE GLOBAL CHAMPION OF EQUALITY BETWEEN WOMEN AND MEN

The Reykjavík Global Forum takes place in Iceland. For many years Iceland has been the global champion in the WEF’s Global Gender Gap Report which examines disparities between men and women in terms of political empowerment, economic opportunity, education and health.

MILESTONES THAT MATTER:

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THE 10 BEST COUNTRIES TO BE A WOMAN

4 THINGS THAT MADE THE DIFFERENCE

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EQUAL PARENTAL LEAVE
9 Months (3 for women, 3 for men and 3 to share). A combination of guaranteed daycare and parental leave allows women to continue working post-children. Over several years, men taking parental leave is up to 90%.

2

EQUAL PAY LAW
On 1 June 2017, Iceland passed an instrumental law requiring proof from all Icelandic companies that they are paying men and women equally for doing the same job.

3

STRONG FEMALE ROLE MODELS AND WOMEN IN POWER
47% of MP’s are women, over 65% of members in local governments are women; over 65% of university students of women; 80% of women participate in the labour market.

4

CONSENSUS FROM LEFT TO RIGHT
Icelandic women have, in most cases, agreed upon the greatest gender equality steps taken, across party lines.