Recognition from the Equality Scale for the Fourth Wear in a Row

The town receives the Equality Scale recognition

Hafnarfjörður is among sixteen municipalities to receive recognition from the Equality Scale – FKA’s this year. This is the fourth year in a row that Hafnarfjörður has received the recognition.

“We in Hafnarfjörður believe that equality does not happen by itself; it is a conscious decision that requires responsibility and unity. All of us who work for the Town of Hafnarfjörður have contributed in some way. With such unity, we see results, results we can be proud of,” says Valdimar Víðisson, Mayor.

FKA – the Association of Women in Business – held its annual awards ceremony last week, the first of which was held in 2019. A total of 128 recipients were recognized this year. All of them have achieved the project’s goal of equal gender representation in executive management or the highest level of leadership.

Ásta Dís Óladóttir, professor at the University of Iceland and chair of the Equality Scale, praised the leadership for their remarkable results. Gunnar Gunnarsson, head of analysis and consulting at Creditinfo, also gave a talk titled “Isn’t this done yet?”, and Minister of Justice Þorbjörg S. Gunnlaugsdóttir delivered an encouraging address.

The Ministry of Justice, Creditinfo, Deloitte, Pipar\TBWA, Ríkisútvarpið, the Federation of Icelandic Fishing Vessel Owners, and Sjóvá all support FKA in this initiative.

The goal is to increase gender balance in the top management levels of companies, institutions, and municipalities in Iceland so that the ratio is at least 40/60 in executive or top-level management.

The Equality Scale awarded recognition to 90 companies, 22 public institutions, and 16 municipalities from among the 253 participants who have signed the declaration of intent.

Congratulations to the 2025 award recipients! We are proud to be among you.