ON OCTOBER 24, 1975, ICELANDIC WOMEN WENT ON STRIKE FOR THE DAY; AND TO "PROTEST WAGE DISCREPANCY AND UNFAIR EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES".
NINETY PERCENT OF ICELAND'S FEMALE POPULATION PARTICIPATED IN THE STRIKE; TO "DEMONSTRATE THE INDISPENSABLE WORK OF WOMEN FOR ICELAND’S ECONOMY AND SOCIETY"; ICELAND'S PARLIAMENT PASSED A LAW GUARANTEEING EQUAL PAY THE FOLLOWING YEAR