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Women's day off: Massive women's strike in Iceland targets gender pay gap and violence
Tens of thousands of women and non-binary individuals in Iceland, including Prime Minister Katrin Jakobsdóttir, are organizing a historic strike to highlight the country's gender wage gap and prevalent gender-based and sexual violence. Despite Iceland's reputation as a global leader in gender equality, women still earn 21% less than men in certain professions and over 40% have encountered gender-based or sexual violence.
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