The Blue Lagoon is at the top of the list for most visitors to Iceland. This well-instagrammed Iceland lagoon is very busy ...

Every national leadership position in Iceland – including president, prime minister, bishop and police chief – is now held by a woman, but there’s still “work to be done”, said President Halla ...

Thousands of women in Iceland, including the president, will not be working today to mark 50 years since the first Women's Day Off in the country. The strike on October 24 1975 called the "kvennafrí", ...

On October 24, 1975, 90% of women in Iceland went on strike. They stopped working, in their jobs and at home, to demonstrate the irreplaceable role of women in society. It’s now the most gender equal ...

It was eerily quiet on the suburban streets of Iceland on October 24, 2023. Schools weren’t open, swimming pools closed and several banks shut early. Meanwhile all-male news teams announced shutdowns ...

Two women, one of whom suffers from high blood pressure, had a harrowing experience when they were stuck in the sauna of their housing complex in Noida for over half an hour after the door got jammed ...

Between punchlines, guests at Othership in Flatiron swapped sweat for shivers, plunging into icy pools and turning the night ...

Tokyo, Oct. 24 (Jiji Press)--An event was held in Tokyo on Friday to mark the 50th anniversary of "Women's Day Off," a large-scale strike staged by women in Iceland for gender equality. Iceland and ...

Rain pelts down as I lower myself, step by step into the pitch-black, ice-cold water, the night sky above. Just 30 seconds, I ...

Between the midnight sun and winter gales, Icelanders live in a land that shouldn’t sleep easily. Yet many women there rely on a tiny ritual at night — quick, tactile, and stubbornly simple — to tell ...

Greenland was the ultimate challenge. The cheapest tour I could find online cost more than £6,700pp, without flights. I did ...