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90% of the female population participated in the "Women's Day Off" to protest against wage inequality and other gender-related social injustices.

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Iceland established the Gender Equality Council and passed the Gender Equality Act, banning gender discrimination in the workplace and in schools.

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Iceland elected the world's first female president, Vigdis Finnbogadotti, of a democratic country, which was an even bigger triumph for gender equality progress.

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Icelandic women organized another strike and left work at 2:08 pm-the exact time at which they stopped being paid for equal work.

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Women in Iceland again finished work early, this time at 2:38 p.m. This was to remind people that the average woman still earned just 70.42% of the salary usually given to men.

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Iceland became the first country to legally demand that men and women be paid equally.

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Iceland is undoubtedly a wonderful role model of gender equality to follow for the rest of the world.