REYKJAVIK — Tens of thousands of women in Iceland, including the prime minister, walked off the job on Tuesday to demand equal pay and protest violence against women. Organizers of the movement said this meant men were expected to take charge of the unpaid work that often falls to women. The average wage gap between men and women was 10.2 percent in 2021, according to Statistics Iceland. Around 90 percent of Iceland’s women took part in the first protest in 1975, “which was momentous,” Rognvaldsdottir said. Raising awarenessBut she said they would continue to protest until women enjoyed “equal rights in full.”The strikers also wanted their protest to raise awareness of gender-based violence.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer October 25, 2023 22:15 UTC