Journal article

Telma’s master thesis analyses the content of 14 narratives shared by immigrant women during the #metoo movement and eight stakeholder interviews with service providers, using an intersectional lens premised on Article 15 (training, prevention of secondary victimization and co-ordinated multi-agency co-operation training for services) and Article 20 (access to relevant and needed services that facilitate recovery …

The Implementation of the Istanbul Convention in the #Metoo Era: The Services Available to Immigrant Women in Iceland Read More »

This paper on epistemic violence toward immigrant women is written by Jón I. Kjaran and Brynja E. Halldórsdóttir. It is a part of the IWEV research project on the experiences of immigrant women in Iceland of violence, both at home and work. The project is funded by the Icelandic Research Fund (Rannís). The paper is …

Epistemic Violence Toward Immigrant Women in Iceland: Silencing, Smothering, and Linguistic Deficit Read More »

Three of the IWEV team members, Flora, Randi, and Sue, look at the position of immigrant women who face violence in Icelandic society. The article was published in 19. júní the largest feminist popular journal in Iceland and critiques the usual response that immigrant women should know their rights in both a legal and human …

Þegar staðið er andspænis laga- og stofnanaofbeldi, dugar ekki að þekkja rétt sinn/When knowing your rights isn’t enough in the face of legal and institutional violence Read More »