Mass walkout | Iceland's Prime Minister joins thousands of workers in strike over gender pay gap

Iceland's Prime Minister joins thousands of workers in strike over gender pay gap

Iceland’s Prime Minister joined tens of thousands of women in a 24-hour strike yesterday (Tuesday, October 24th) over gender inequality, with the PM saying the fight for equal treatment was moving far too slowly at home and abroad.

As reported by Reuters, schools and libraries across the island nation were closed or operated on limited hours as female staff stayed home, while hospitals said they would only handle emergency cases.

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