Iceland's PM to strike over gender pay gap
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Katrín Jakobsdóttir will not work in protest at the gender pay gap and gender-based violence.
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    Tens of thousands of women in Iceland, including Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir, will refuse to work on Tuesday.

    The “kvennafri”, or women’s day off, has been called in protest at the gender pay gap and gender-based violence.

    Women and non-binary people have been urged to refuse paid and unpaid work on Tuesday, including household chores.

    “I will not work this day, as I expect all the women [in cabinet] will do as well,” Iceland’s PM Ms Jakobsdóttir told the mbl.is website.

    Ms Jakobsdóttir said her government is looking into how female-dominated professions are valued, in comparison to fields traditionally dominated by men.

    Around 90% of the Iceland’s female population went on strike in 1975, seeking to highlight the importance of women to the economy.

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