Jul 27, 2016
Una Torfadóttir and Margrét Snorradóttir are newly graduated students at Hagaskóli middle school and have been friends since kindergarten. At sixteen, they are both active feminists who explore creative ways to get their message across. In 2015, Una wrote a poem titled Elsku stelpur ("Dear Girls") which deals with issues that young girls face each day and sparked a much-needed dialogue on young women's standing in modern society. Margrét founded the feminist group Ronja at Hagaskóli which provided a platform for young feminists to share their ideas, get involved, and introduce others to feminism and equality. In their talk Una and Margrét talk about the need for women to take up room and what they can accomplish by doing so.