Reykjavík Grapevine - 29.06.2007, Side 29

I realized that my head
was getting especially
fuzzy, not a good sign.
Fabrizio Frascaroli watches his climb-
ing guide disappear into the snow on
Iceland’s highest peak.
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I was disappointed with
the fact that the Reykjaví-
kians didn’t make an effort
to show their support for a
good local act.
Chandler Fredrick watches the planted
feet of Icelanders during the Motion Boys
set.
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When refugees arrive in
Iceland they are provided
with a twelve-month inte-
gration program. The Mu-
nicipality of Reykjavik pro-
vides refugees with free
housing including heating
and electricity, medical
care, financial support and
obligatory intensive Ice-
landic language classes.
Zoe Robert examines the process of
becoming a refugee in Iceland.
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Women’s employment has
increased a lot in Iceland
and in Europe, but at the
same time that means
women have been enter-
ing low-wage jobs, and the
gender pay gap increases
Lilja Mósesdóttir, a professor of econom-
ics at Bifröst University, explains the
faultiness of Iceland’s supposed egalitar-
ian status.
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