1975 Icelandic women's strike

When

24 Oct 1975

Kind

Strike

Coordinates

65.00° N, 19.00° W

Description

women's strike in Iceland on 24 October 1975

Placed at the country: the source names no closer place.

General strike to achieve equal pay protection

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" and to "protest wage discrepancy and unfair employment practices". It was publicized domestically as Women's Day Off. Participants, led by women's organizations, did not go to their paid jobs and did not do any housework or child-rearing for the whole day.

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• Wikidata: riots, protests, strikes and revoltsWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
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• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “les femmes islandaises se mettent en grève pour exiger plus d'équité dans le monde du travail”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Japanese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “アイスランドで女性による大規模デモが発生。”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page