Secrets of the sprakkar : Iceland's extraordinary women and how they are changing the world
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Published
Naperville, Illinois : Sourcebooks, [2022].
Format
Book
ISBN
9781728242163
Physical Desc
x, 277 pages : illustration ; 22 cm
Status
Morristown-Morris Township Library - Adult Nonfiction
949.12 REI
1 available
949.12 REI
1 available
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Published
Naperville, Illinois : Sourcebooks, [2022].
Language
English
ISBN
9781728242163
Notes
General Note
Includes reading group guide.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
"Iceland is the best place on earth to be a woman-but why? 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. What is itabout Iceland that makes many women's experience there so positive? Why has their society made such meaningful progress in this ongoing battle, from electing the world's first female president to passing legislation specifically designed to help even theplaying field at work and at home? And how can we learn from what Icelanders have already discovered about women's powerful place in society and how increased fairness benefits everyone? Eliza Reid, the First Lady of Iceland, examines her adopted homeland's attitude toward women-the deep-seated cultural sense of fairness, the influence of current and historical role models, and, crucially, the areas where Iceland still has room for improvement. Reid's own experience as an immigrant from small-town Canadawho never expected to become a first lady is expertly interwoven with interviews with dozens of sprakkar ("extraordinary women") to form the backbone of an illuminating discussion of what it means to move through the world as a woman, and how the rules ofsociety play more of a role in who we view as "equal" than we may understand. Secrets of the Sprakkar is a powerful and atmospheric portrait of a tiny country that could lead the way forward for us all"--,Provided by publisher.
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Morristown-Morris Township Library - Adult Nonfiction | 949.12 REI | Available |
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Bernards Township Library - Adult Nonfiction | 305.409 REI | Available |
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Denville Library - Adult Nonfiction | 305.409 REI | Available |
Hunterdon County Library Headquarters - Adult Nonfiction | 949.12 Reid | Available |
North County Branch - Adult Nonfiction | 949.12 Reid | Available |
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Reid, E. (2022). Secrets of the sprakkar: Iceland's extraordinary women and how they are changing the world . Sourcebooks.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Reid, Eliza. 2022. Secrets of the Sprakkar: Iceland's Extraordinary Women and How They Are Changing the World. Sourcebooks.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Reid, Eliza. Secrets of the Sprakkar: Iceland's Extraordinary Women and How They Are Changing the World Sourcebooks, 2022.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Reid, Eliza. Secrets of the Sprakkar: Iceland's Extraordinary Women and How They Are Changing the World Sourcebooks, 2022.
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