Icelandic women, including PM, strike for 24 hours over inequality
Tens of thousands of Icelandic women went on a 24-hour strike on
Tuesday over gender inequality, including the prime minister, who said
the fight for equal treatment was moving far too slowly at home and
abroad.
Across the small island nation, schools and libraries were closed or
operated on limited hours as female staff stayed home, while hospitals
said they would only handle emergency cases.
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The strike was called to protest gaps in pay compared to men and
gender-based violence, as well as to highlight unpaid work such as
childcare that often falls on women, organisers said.
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/icelandic-women-24-hour-strike-over-inequality-2023-10-24/
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