Iceland, the Nordic island nation, is often touted as a beacon of gender equality, having topped the World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap Report for the past 14 years. However, women and non-binary individuals in Iceland have expressed that the country's progress towards gender equality has stagnated, despite its global ranking.
In an interview with Business Insider, Icelandic photographer and adventure content creator Ása Steinars said, "We have delivered the message that we are the most gender-equal country in the world, but sometimes living here, you are like, 'how can we be the best country in the world?' And what I see is not gender equality."
