1975 Icelandic women's strike

For other uses, see Women's strike (disambiguation).

1975 Icelandic women's strike
Women's Day Off
Date24 October 1975
Location
Iceland
Caused byGender pay gap, occupational sexism
GoalsTo "demonstrate the indispensable work of women for Iceland’s economy and society" and "protest wage discrepancy and unfair employment practices"
MethodsWomen's strike

On 24 October 1975, Icelandic women went on strike for the day to "demonstrate the indispensable work of women for Iceland’s economy and society"[1] and to "protest wage discrepancy and unfair employment practices".[2] It was publicized domestically as Women's Day Off (Icelandic: Kvennafrídagurinn).[3] Participants, led by women's organizations, did not go to their paid jobs and did not do any housework or child-rearing for the whole day.[1][2] Ninety percent of Iceland's female population participated in the strike.[1] Iceland's parliament passed a law guaranteeing equal rights to women and men the following year.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d "Icelandic women strike for economic and social equality, 1975 | Global Nonviolent Action Database". Global Nonviolent Action Database. Swarthmore College. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  2. ^ a b "The day the women went on strike". The Guardian. 18 October 2005. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference BBC was invoked but never defined (see the help page).