i can't imagine a u k work place doing that. Do we need to relax a little in terms of people with children bringing them to the office occasionally? I i i think so. It's a funny example, because i spent five years, almost five years, working in the uK first before i moved to iceland. So my closest work experience was in a corporate environment for a footsy 200 company in the uk. And there was a huge shift there in terms of just acknowledging that sometimes people have families at home.
'Sprakkar' is an ancient Icelandic word meaning extraordinary or outstanding women. It forms the basis of the new book by Eliza Reid, author and co-founder of the Iceland Writers Retreat, who is also the nation's First Lady. Rosamund Urwin from the Sunday Times joins Eliza to discuss the book, which tells the stories of Iceland’s women and also the country’s efforts to elevate them while striving for increased gender equality.
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