Tens of thousands joined the protest against salary differences with men and gender violence
In Iceland tens of thousands of women, including the prime minister herself Katrín Jakobsdóttirare going on strike today against the pay gap with men (the so-called gender pay gap) and against sexual violence And of gender.
women’s strike in Iceland
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It is not the first time that women decide to strike for a whole day, as there was a precedent in 1975, in which more than 80% of women joined, with the aim of raising public awareness of theimportance of women’s work for society and the economy. “I will not work today, as I expect all the women who are part of the government to do so too” explained Prime Minister Jakobsdóttir, who assured that her government is examining the way in which professions dominated by women are evaluated, compared to fields traditionally dominated by men.
the reasons for the strike
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Since 2017, Iceland has had a law that requires companies and businesses to certify that the salary of men and women is equal for equal work tasks. The organizers of the strike, however, complain that in some professions, the pay gap between men and women reaches 21% and ask them to come salaries made public in sectors where female workers are the majority. According to the data, these salaries would be significantly lower to those in other comparable sectors and among the lowest in the labor market. The protest is also about the fact that more than one in three women has experienced gender violence over the course of one’s life.
the situation in Iceland
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According to the Icelandic Union of Teachers, women make up the majority of teachers at all levels of the education system, and 94% of kindergarten teachers. Furthermore, approximately 80% of the workers at the National University Hospital, the largest in the country, are women. Iceland has been listed for 14 consecutive years as the Country in the world closest to gender equality by the World Economic Forum (WEF). The volcanic island is al 14th in the world for economic participationbehind nations like Liberia, Jamaica and Norway.
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