25-10-2023, 06:25 PM
And not for the first time. They've made good progress, here's hoping it continues & they meet their deadline.
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/10/23/europ...index.html
[b]"Thousands of women across Iceland ÔÇô including the┬áprime minister┬áÔÇô went on strike Tuesday as part of a campaign pushing for greater┬ágender equality┬áin the country.[/b]
It marked the seventh time that women in Iceland have gone on strike in the name of gender equality, campaign organizers said on their official website. The first strike took place on October 24, 1975.
The strike, known as the ÔÇ£WomenÔÇÖs Day OffÔÇØ or ÔÇ£Kvennafr├¡ÔÇØ in Icelandic, was organized to raise awareness about the ÔÇ£systemicÔÇØ wage discrimination and gender-based violence faced by women in Iceland, according to organizers.
Some schools and libraries in the Scandinavian country did not open their doors on Tuesday, according to Icelandic public service broadcaster RÚV. Only one bank branch opened on the entire island, RÚV reported, warning readers that its own coverage had been reduced due to its female journalists participating in the strike. Medical clinics in the capital area were only treating emergencies during the strike, due to end at midnight local time (8 p.m. ET), according to RÚV.
[b]In the capital of Reykjavík, a crowd of thousands of women gathered on Tuesday afternoon on Arnarhóll, a hill next to the city center, according to RÚV.[/b]
One of the strikeÔÇÖs most high profile participants was the countryÔÇÖs prime minister, Katr├¡n Jakobsd├│ttir, who ÔÇ£did not attend to her official dutiesÔÇØ on Tuesday, a spokesperson from her office told CNN.
[b]ÔÇ£[/b]As you know, we have not yet reached our goals of full gender equality and we are still tackling the gender-based wage gap, which is unacceptable in 2023. We are still tackling gender-based violence, which has been a priority for my government to tackle,ÔÇØ Jakobsd├│ttir also told news site Iceland Monitor in an interview on Friday.
ÔÇ£[b]Women in Iceland are striking today, for the 7th time since the famous #womensdayoff in 1975,ÔÇØ IcelandÔÇÖs President Gudni Johannesson┬áposted┬áon X, formerly known as Twitter, accompanied by a black and white photo of a huge crowd. ÔÇ£Their activism for equality has changed Icelandic society for the better and continues to do so today.ÔÇØ[/b]
IcelandÔÇÖs Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a┬átweet┬áTuesday: ÔÇ£Today we repeat the event of the first full day womenÔÇÖs strike since 1975, marking the day when 90% of Icelandic women took the day off from both work and domestic duties, leading to pivotal change including the worldÔÇÖs first female elected president of a country.ÔÇØ
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/10/23/europ...index.html
[b]"Thousands of women across Iceland ÔÇô including the┬áprime minister┬áÔÇô went on strike Tuesday as part of a campaign pushing for greater┬ágender equality┬áin the country.[/b]
It marked the seventh time that women in Iceland have gone on strike in the name of gender equality, campaign organizers said on their official website. The first strike took place on October 24, 1975.
The strike, known as the ÔÇ£WomenÔÇÖs Day OffÔÇØ or ÔÇ£Kvennafr├¡ÔÇØ in Icelandic, was organized to raise awareness about the ÔÇ£systemicÔÇØ wage discrimination and gender-based violence faced by women in Iceland, according to organizers.
Some schools and libraries in the Scandinavian country did not open their doors on Tuesday, according to Icelandic public service broadcaster RÚV. Only one bank branch opened on the entire island, RÚV reported, warning readers that its own coverage had been reduced due to its female journalists participating in the strike. Medical clinics in the capital area were only treating emergencies during the strike, due to end at midnight local time (8 p.m. ET), according to RÚV.
[b]In the capital of Reykjavík, a crowd of thousands of women gathered on Tuesday afternoon on Arnarhóll, a hill next to the city center, according to RÚV.[/b]
One of the strikeÔÇÖs most high profile participants was the countryÔÇÖs prime minister, Katr├¡n Jakobsd├│ttir, who ÔÇ£did not attend to her official dutiesÔÇØ on Tuesday, a spokesperson from her office told CNN.
[b]ÔÇ£[/b]As you know, we have not yet reached our goals of full gender equality and we are still tackling the gender-based wage gap, which is unacceptable in 2023. We are still tackling gender-based violence, which has been a priority for my government to tackle,ÔÇØ Jakobsd├│ttir also told news site Iceland Monitor in an interview on Friday.
ÔÇ£[b]Women in Iceland are striking today, for the 7th time since the famous #womensdayoff in 1975,ÔÇØ IcelandÔÇÖs President Gudni Johannesson┬áposted┬áon X, formerly known as Twitter, accompanied by a black and white photo of a huge crowd. ÔÇ£Their activism for equality has changed Icelandic society for the better and continues to do so today.ÔÇØ[/b]
IcelandÔÇÖs Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a┬átweet┬áTuesday: ÔÇ£Today we repeat the event of the first full day womenÔÇÖs strike since 1975, marking the day when 90% of Icelandic women took the day off from both work and domestic duties, leading to pivotal change including the worldÔÇÖs first female elected president of a country.ÔÇØ
in order to be old & wise, you must first be young & stupid. (I'm still working on that.)