Welcome to Breaking Down Patriarchy. I'm Amy McPhee, All the Best. Two weeks ago, this podcast had the privilege of taking a virtual visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for an eye-opening assessment of women's rights in what the global gender gap report cites as among the worst nations in the world when it comes to gender equity.

On today's episode, we're going to

scroll all the way to the top of that gender gap report list, to the number one country in the

world when it comes to gender equity, to Iceland, a nation which many view as the gold standard

for women's rights in the world. To help facilitate this exploration of Icelandic culture,

we're joined by world traveler Rachel Greenlee, as well as a number of Icelandic locals,

who generously sat down with Rachel to discuss patriarchy overseas. They'll talk about lessons that

American and Icelandic feminism can learn from one another and about the red

stalking movement and the history of how Iceland has become a world leader in gender equality.

Before we dig in, though, I'd like to formally introduce our guest.

Rachel Greenlee's pronouns are she and her, and she has a master's degree in international

development and is passionate about women's

empowerment. She travels, lives, and works around the world with her husband and children.

I'm so excited that she chose to share her knowledge with us today. Welcome Rachel Greenlee.

Hello. Hello, my name is Rachel Greenlee, and I currently live in Reckiwick, Iceland.

I am so happy to be a part of this project. I have loved this podcast and have listened to every single episode.

I think we can all agree that Amy has approached this project with such balance,

compassion, humility, and frankly, intellectual stamina. When I think about the amount of texts she has covered in a year's time with quality analysis, I am in awe.

So thank you so much, Amy, for sharing this journey with us. I have learned so much.

And I think it has really set a good foundation for all of us to understand the history and the manifestations of patriarchy in our lives

so that we can move forward and know how to dismantle the parts of our inherited system that just

aren't working anymore so that we can move towards egalitarianism and a society where

...