My country has just taken a enormous step forward in legally enforcing equal pay for men and women. When will the UK dare to follow suit?On 24 October 1975,the women of Iceland refused to show up for work. They refused to cook, clean or see after their children. Basically, and they went on strike. And that day,the shops in Iceland ran out of the only convenience food available at the time: sausages.
Call it symbolism, but by going on strike the women of Iceland were calling for men to respect their work and demanding equal pay.
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Source: guardian.co.uk