What Drives the Gender Pay Gap in Iceland.

Introduction

Across much of the world, women earn less than Men, and women are getting more concerned and increasingly assertive against this injustice. I read in Forbes Advisor that, on average, women earn 77 cents for every dollar men earn. It will take 257 years to close the global gender pay gap.

The strike, known as the “Women’s Day Off” or “Kvennafrí” in Icelandic, was organized to raise awareness about the “systemic” wage discrimination and gender-based violence faced by women in Iceland. It was attended by Prime Minister…