Justice minister appoints Jarþrúður Ásmundsdóttir to lead equality fund

Iceland’s Justice Minister Þorbjörg S. Gunnlaugsdóttir has appointed Jarþrúður Ásmundsdóttir as chair of the Icelandic Gender Equality Fund, mbl.is reports.

The fund awards grants to projects that promote gender equality in Icelandic society and internationally. It distributes grants every other year, with the next allocation scheduled for June next year, according to the government’s website.

Ásmundsdóttir has a business administration degree from the University of Iceland and an MBA from Reykjavik University. She has extensive experience in public administration and equality issues, and has held a range of management and specialist positions, including in Iceland’s innovation support sector and the financial industry.

The fund’s board also includes Rannveig S. Sigurvinsdóttir, an associate professor in Reykjavik University’s psychology department, and Martha Lilja Olsen, managing director of Iceland’s Equality Centre. The alternate members are Bjarni Þór Pétursson, a project manager at the Directorate of Labour; Stefan C. Hardonk, a professor in the University of Iceland’s department of sociology, anthropology and folkloristics; and Tryggvi Hallgrímsson, a specialist at the Equality Centre.