Women in the Faroe Islands Women's Association for almost 40 years. In 1977, she successfully campaigned for equal pay for male and female workers. On the political front, representing the Loysingarflokkurin or Separatist Party, she was one of the first women to stand for the Løgting in 1940, although she was not elected. Women in the Faroe Islands Women in the Faroe Islands are European women who live in or are from the Faroe Islands, a north Atlantic island group and archipelago that is under the sovereignty of the Kingdom of Denmark. Traditionally, Faroese women have a high standing in the society of Faroe Islanders.
Education in the Faroe Islands and music schools. The structure of the Faroese educational system bears resemblances with its Danish counterpart. The main language of instruction up to the lower secondary school is Faroese, while Danish is the main language of instruction in upper secondary schools. Education in the Faroe Islands is administered and regulated by the Ministry of Education, Research and Culture (), with Rigmor Dam being the minister since 15 September 2015. The Ministry of Education, Research and Culture has the jurisdiction of educational responsibility in the Faroe Islands. Since the Faroe Islands is a constituent country of the Danish Realm, education in