Iceland’s prime minister is predicted to hitch tens of 1000’s of girls in a strike for equal pay on Tuesday, labour unions within the nation have stated.
Katrín Jakobsdóttir advised Icelandic media that she plans to participate within the industrial motion, organised underneath the slogan ‘Do you name this equality?’, and never come to work.
She advised the mbl.is web site: “I will not work this day, as I expect all the women [in cabinet] will do as well.
“I’ve determined to not have a cupboard assembly tomorrow and in Alþingi [Iceland’s parliament] solely male ministers will reply impromptu questions. We present solidarity on this means.”
Organisers said on the campaign’s official website: “On 24 October, all girls in Iceland, together with immigrant girls, are inspired to cease work, each paid and unpaid [including household chores].
“For the whole day, women (and non-binary people) will strike, to demonstrate the importance of their contribution to society.”
The strike, which is named the “Kvennafrí” or “Women’s Day Off”, hopes to lift consciousness about “systemic” pay discrimination and gender-based violence.
Iceland is seen as one of the vital progressive on this planet when it comes to gender equality and has topped the World Economic Forum’s gender hole index 14 years in a row.
No nation has achieved full gender equality, based on the index, however Iceland has closed at the very least 91% of its hole and is the one nation to have handed 90%.
However, girls in some jobs there earn at the very least 20% lower than their male colleagues, Statistics Iceland has stated.
And a examine by the University of Iceland discovered 40% of Icelandic girls expertise gender-based and sexual violence of their lifetime.
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Strike organiser Freyja Steingrímsdóttir, of the Icelandic Federation for Public Workers, stated: “We’re seeking to bring attention to the fact that we’re called an equality paradise, but there are still gender disparities and urgent need for action.
“Female-led professions akin to healthcare providers and childcare are nonetheless undervalued and far decrease paid.”
Industries the place girls make up the vast majority of staff, like healthcare and training, can be particularly affected.
The first Women’s Day Off occurred on 24 October, 1975 , when 90% of Icelandic girls stopped work to protest gender inequality and it has been repeated in 1985, 2005, 2010, 2016 and 2018.
Source: information.sky.com”