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On Monday at 2:38pm, thousands of Icelandic women left their workplaces and congregated in Austurvollur square in Reykjavik.
Why 2:38pm?
The time was significant – they cut their typical nine to five workdays by precisely two hours and 22 minutes, equivalent to around 30%.
The 30% figure matches the average wage gap between men in women in Iceland.
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