Icelandic Women had a big festival today to celebrate 35 years since they organized their first day off walking out of work at 2.25pm insted of 4.00pm or 5.00pm.
The calculations show that women in Iceland only get 2/3 of what the men get for the same job. Equality? Icelandic women think there is much to be done yet. They are still fighting for equality.
The women gathered in front of the church Hallgrimskirkja and walked down the street Skolavordustigur to the hill Arnarholl in the centre of Reykjavik. There women made speaches with music and singing.
The Icelandic nation is 320.000 individuals. In this gathering in Reykjavik around 50 thousand women came downtown. Women in other parts of the country gathered in their hometowns so this was BIG!
See pictures from the gathering in Reykjavik:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=24033&id=100000754157133&l=35cfa3b10e
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