Over 400 women political leaders from around the world met in Iceland on Wednesday for an annual summit aimed at promoting gender equality inside and outside of the political sphere. Former Iceland President Vigdis Finnbogadottir, the world's first elected woman president, said the brave accounts given in recent weeks would improve the work environments for women in politics. The World Economic Forum's most recent index, issued this month, concluded that men's earnings were rising faster than women's. Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite, who chairs the Council of Women World Leaders, said the trend was worrying. "Gender equality has changed tremendously in Iceland since then but we still got some ways to go," she said.

Source: ABC News November 29, 2017 14:30 UTC