On the 24th of october in 1975, approximately 90% of Icelandic women struck for equality, not attending jobs or doing any domestic work. Iceland passed an equal pay law the following year, but the strike has been repeated on its anniversary several times since, such as in the years 2005, 2010, and 2016.
The strike was planned by "The Women's Congress", which had met on June 20th and 21st earlier that year. Among the reasons given for going on strike were pay inequality, lack of women in union leadership, and a general lack of recognition for the value and skill of domestic labor.
During the work stoppage, also known as "Women's Day Off", 25,000 people gathered in Reykjavik, Iceland's capital city, for a rally. There, women listened to speakers, sang, and talked to each other about what could be done to achieve gender equality in Iceland.
Women from many different backgrounds spoke, including a housewife, two members of parliament, and a worker. The last speech of the day was by Aðalheiður Bjarnfreðsdóttir, who "represented Sókn, the trade union for the lowest paid women in Iceland", according to The Guardian.
In 1976, the Icelandic government passed an equal pay law, and the country elected its first female President, Vigdís Finnbogadóttir, five years later in 1980.
The 1975 Women's Strike also helped inspire the 2016 "Black Monday" anti-abortion ban protests in Poland, as well as the "International Women's Strike", single day work stoppages on March 8th, 2017 and 2018.
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Forgive me for replying, because this sounds like more like a diary entry than a normal post,so if this comment makes you uncomfortable I can delete it
That being said,I read your posts from time to time and I can't help but think that living like this sounds very stressful
I can remember having a crush like this in highschool (wasn't reciprocated), the person was very understanding and let me down very gently, but I remember thinking like you did, being shy about looking at them so I don't look like a creep or barely managing to gather up the courage to mumble a compliment about their outfit,and other stuff like that. After highschool ended I got better and now I don't really think about them as much,on account of not seeing them in a couple of years.
Still, reading your posts reminds me a bit of my mindset then. I guess the point of this reply is to ask if this isn't all a bit much to live with and an added source of stress and to wish you luck in your interactions with this person. I hope you aren't stressed about this though.
Yeah, it’s very stressful at times. For the most part it’s fine and we get along really well, and I actually manage to not think too much about it then.
It’s just that #2 told me their read was that if anyone could get away with being a man to #1 it’s me. Which is obviously super great and hopeful, but also kind of puts the weighty burden of Redeeming The Men on my shoulders. I would literally be the exception and thus need to be exceptional.
Yeah...I don't envy you,but,for what it's worth you seem like a thoughtful and empathetic person,so I'm rooting for you