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Women across Iceland joined their
minister in going on strike on Tuesday. The
was part of a campaign for greater gender
in the country. Prime minister Katrin Jakobsdottir told reporters why she took
in the "Women's Day Off". She said: "As you know, we have not yet reached our
of full gender equality and we are still tackling the gender-based wage
, which is
in 2023." A spokeswoman for the day off said: "On 24 October, all women in Iceland were encouraged to stop
, both paid and
. For the whole day, women (and non-binary people) went on strike, to demonstrate the importance of their
to society."
