You Call This Equality
On 24 October, all women in Iceland, including immigrant women, are encouraged to stop work, both paid and unpaid. For the whole day, women (and non-binary people) will strike, to demonstrate the importance of their contribution to society. Women will not go to work on this day. For this one day, we expect husbands, fathers, brothers and uncles to take on the responsibilities related to family and home, for example: preparing breakfast and lunch box, remembering birthdays of relatives, buying a present for your mother-in-law, making a dentist appointment for your child, etc.
Immigrant women make up around 22% of women in the Icelandic labour market. Their contribution to Icelandic society is invaluable but sadly, their importance is rarely
acknowledged or reflected in the wages they receive.
We encourage women and non-binary people to stop both paid unpaid work on that day, and to attend a demonstration meeting. If you are not able to attend a meeting,
you can show your solidarity under the hashtag #kvennaverkfall
For more information, see our
Q&A
