International Women’s Day History: Viking Edition

On Oct. 24, 1975, 90% of Icelandic women went on strike, refusing to do any work at their homes or their jobs.

It was the largest demonstration in the nation’s history and shut down the entire country. Airports were closed, schools were closed, and hospitals couldn’t function.

The strike had an immediate and lasting impact.

The following year, Iceland’s Parliament (now half women) passed a law guaranteeing women equal pay and paid maternity leave. Four years later, Iceland elected the world’s first female President. And today, Iceland has the highest gender equality in the world.

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Allow me to explain something about Iceland:

 

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Meanwhile …. In Iceland

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Iceland is a land of fire; Greenland is disappearing glaciers

 

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Fey Fairies and Folk Tales: People Power

 

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Beowulf: represent

 

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Feirce Fey Folk

 

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Eyjafjallajökull might have bought us some cooling time

 

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From a family of blockade runners

 

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The Government and The Tryggvasons

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