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On 24 October 1975, Icelandic women went on strike for the day to "demonstrate the indispensable work of women for Iceland's economy and society" [1] and to "protest wage discrepancy and unfair employment practices". [2] It was publicized domestically as Women's Day Off (Icelandic: Kvennafrídagurinn). [3]
1975 Icelandic women's strike, 1-day strike by almost the entire female population of Iceland against the gender pay gap and occupational sexism. 1975 La Tondeña Distillery strike; 1975 Steggles strike, 2-week strike by women Steggles Pty Ltd workers in Australia over wages and working conditions. [30] [31] 1975 UK junior doctors' strike [32] [33]
Close to 90% of Iceland’s female population went on strike on Oct. 24, 1975, to demand gender equality. The original “Kvennafri” prompted Iceland’s parliament to pass a law guaranteeing ...
1975 in Iceland; 0–9. ... 1975 Icelandic women's strike This page was last edited on 22 July 2023, at 06:04 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative ...
Variety has been given exclusive access to the trailer (below) for “The Day Iceland Stood Still,” ahead of the film’s world premiere at Hot Docs on April 29. When Oct. 24, 1975 was declared ...
Thousands of women across Iceland – including the prime minister – went on strike Tuesday as part of a campaign pushing for greater gender equality in the country.
They called this day “women’s day off” and were in an attempt to overcome the gender pay gap, while fighting for social and economic equality. [5]. In 1975, 2005, 2010, and 2016 women in Iceland walked out in accordance to the time of day that they would stop being paid if their wage was the same as men [ 5 ]
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