Demystifying Leadership in Iceland by Inga Minelgaite & Svala Guðmundsdóttir & Árelía E. Guðmundsdóttir & Olga Stangej

Author:Inga Minelgaite & Svala Guðmundsdóttir & Árelía E. Guðmundsdóttir & Olga Stangej
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9783319960449
Publisher: Springer International Publishing

Just before the allegations against Harvey Weinstein in the United States came to light, the Government of Iceland had been shaken to its core after convicted sex offenders had their “civil standing” restored under legislation from the nineteenth century through the terminology “restoration of honor.” Information regarding the cases, withheld initially and later released, constituted a breach of trust in the minds of one of the smaller coalition partners in the government, resulting in the dissolution of the government. In September, the respective clause in the law was repealed (Marinósdóttir and Erlingsdóttir 2017). For the moment, it is evident that the social media is creating a wave of protest where women are speaking out, repeating “#metoo,” which created much attention in Iceland as elsewhere.

As gender disparities had existed for decades, Iceland has moved to address this specific issue by introducing laws on equal pay certification. This legislation is based on a tool called the Equal Pay Standard, which aims to eliminate the adjusted gender pay gap. The intention of the government to implement the Equal Pay Standard through legislation was widely debated in Iceland, but it has brought the gender equality debate into mainstream politics and policy-making, away from the margins where it often resides (Marinósdóttir and Erlingsdóttir 2017). Specifically, the standard will apply to all companies and institutions with at least 25 full-time staff positions. Implementing the standard will empower and enable employers to indeed implement a management system of equal pay according to the principle of equal pay for equal work and work of equal value. They will thereby comply with the act on the equal status of men and women and fulfill the demands of international treaties, such as the International Labor Organization Conventions, the Beijing Platform of Action, and the Convention to Eliminate All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW).

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