Forbes

Iceland Prime Minister Says She’ll Join Strike Over Gender Pay Gap

The Prime Minister of Iceland Katrin Jakobsdottir says she'll take part in Tuesday's strike. (Photo by Sergii Kharchenko/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Women in Iceland are striking Tuesday to bring ...
Cosmopolitan

This is why women in Iceland are officially on strike

It’s set to be a quiet day in Iceland, as thousands of women and non-binary people will down tools. The full-day strike is expected to bring the country to a standstill, with many public sector ...
ESPN

How can Iceland's women compete with Europe's top nations?

A spot at the 2027 World Cup would be a major boost for women's football in Iceland. Naomi Baker - The FA/The FA via Getty Images REYKJAVÍK, Iceland -- Iceland's national stadium, Laugardalsvöllur, ...
WBAL

Icelandic women striking for gender pay equality

(LONDON) — Tens of thousands of women in Iceland, including the prime minister, are on Tuesday set to take part in the European nation’s first full-day women’s strike in 48 years. Known as the ...
Ms.

They Dare, They Can, They Will: The History of Iceland’s Decades-Strong Women’s Strike Movement

“How is it that we still, after 50 years of struggle, must gather and protest once again?” The crowd quieted as Marta Ólöf Jónsdóttir, chair of the Kópavogur Municipal Workers’ Union in Iceland, took ...
CNN

Iceland’s prime minister joins thousands of women on strike

Thousands of women across Iceland – including the prime minister – went on strike Tuesday as part of a campaign pushing for greater gender equality in the country. It marked the seventh time that ...