Iceland ranks first for gender equality worldwide.

The past nine years Iceland has ranked first for gender equality worldwide regarding women’s economic participation, educational attainment, health and political empowerment according to The Global Gender Gap Report published by The World Economic Forum. This global report ranks all countries on a 0-to-1 scale, and Iceland is “the frontrunner” for the ninth year in a row. Ranking at the top is a confirmation of Iceland´s successes achieved in recent decades and should inspire the world to continue to work towards complete equality of status, influence and power of men and women. 

Curriculum

The gender-based curriculum is a manifestation of the Hjalli model‘s vision of gender equality, and it‘s effort to meet the different needs of individuals. Due to inhibiting gender roles and gender moulding which the society determines on the basis of sex, the Hjalli model trains all children, regardless of their gender, in all human qualities through courses of the gender-based curriculum. Each course runs for four weeks at a time as focused curriculum and is reinforced at the forefront throughout the child‘s entire education.