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Iceland: A Women's Paradise?

Iceland has topped the rankings as the best place for women for 15 consecutive years. BBC 100 Women explores what the country is doing right - and whether things are as good as they seem.

Iceland is often considered a great country to be a woman, as it tops world rankings when it comes to gender parity. Parental leave conditions for mothers and fathers are so good that nearly 90 per cent of working-age women have jobs. Almost half of the country's MPs are female, and a high number of women hold managerial and executive positions. But it is also a country with persistently high rates of gender-based violence. Is Iceland the gender equality paradise it is branded to be? BBC 100 Women explores what the country is doing right - and whether things are as good as they seem for women.

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Tue 14 Jan 202501:30

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