by Adam McCulloch
High divorce rate, high birth rate, a large proportion of single mothers... I must be writing about a place beset with crime, poverty, delinquency and misery. But no, this is a description of Iceland, apparently the happiest place on earth, according to a rather gushing
Observer article (May 18).
Iceland also boasts fantastic education (no need for private schools), a booming economy (well, it helps if all your heating needs are met through the enormous volcano you happen to be sitting on) and pioneering technology.
The article put a lot of this success down to strong women's rights and a tradition of 'strong' women stretching back to the age of the Vikings.
Read the complete post at http://www.communitycare.co.uk/blogs/social-work-blog/2008/05/iceland-single-mums-happy-fami.html
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