Twenty-four hours of strike by women and non-binary people against the pay gap: tens of thousands of people are taking to the streets today in Iceland, and Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir will also take part in the abstention from work.
This is the first strike of this type for 50 years .
Organizers hope the demonstrations will lead society to reflect on gender pay gaps and widespread sexual violence in the country.
Confirmed participants will include fishing industry workers, teachers, nurses.
The last all-day women's strike was in 1975, when 90% of Icelandic women refused to work as part of the "kvennafrí" (women's day of rest), leading to crucial changes, including the first woman elected president of a country .
(Unioneonlive/vl)
