https://padlet.com/9103851/icelandgenderequality The Timeline of the important events on Iceland’s road to gender equality en-us 2022-05-26 00:48:00 UTC 2025-10-24 22:24:58 UTC hello@padlet.com 9103851 https://padlet.com/9103851/icelandgenderequality/wish/2200094429 90% of the female population participated in the "Women's Day Off" to protest against wage inequality and other gender-related social injustices.]]> 2022-05-26 00:51:21 UTC https://padlet.com/9103851/icelandgenderequality/wish/2200094429 9103851 https://padlet.com/9103851/icelandgenderequality/wish/2200094507 Iceland established the Gender Equality Council and passed the Gender Equality Act, banning gender discrimination in the workplace and in schools.

]]> 2022-05-26 00:51:25 UTC https://padlet.com/9103851/icelandgenderequality/wish/2200094507 9103851 https://padlet.com/9103851/icelandgenderequality/wish/2200172535 Iceland elected the world's first female president, Vigdis Finnbogadotti, of a democratic country, which was an even bigger triumph for gender equality progress.]]> 2022-05-26 01:50:20 UTC https://padlet.com/9103851/icelandgenderequality/wish/2200172535 9103851 https://padlet.com/9103851/icelandgenderequality/wish/2200187917 Icelandic women organized another strike and left work at 2:08 pm-the exact time at which they stopped being paid for equal work.  ]]> 2022-05-26 02:02:16 UTC https://padlet.com/9103851/icelandgenderequality/wish/2200187917 9103851 https://padlet.com/9103851/icelandgenderequality/wish/2200194811 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.]]> 2022-05-26 02:08:00 UTC https://padlet.com/9103851/icelandgenderequality/wish/2200194811 9103851 https://padlet.com/9103851/icelandgenderequality/wish/2200202392 Iceland became the first country to legally demand that men and women be paid equally. ]]> 2022-05-26 02:14:05 UTC https://padlet.com/9103851/icelandgenderequality/wish/2200202392 9103851 https://padlet.com/9103851/icelandgenderequality/wish/2200228529 Iceland is undoubtedly a wonderful role model of gender equality to follow for the rest of the world. ]]> 2022-05-26 02:32:51 UTC https://padlet.com/9103851/icelandgenderequality/wish/2200228529