Since then there have been several partial-day strikes, most recently in 2018, with women walking off the job in the early afternoon, symbolizing the time of day when women, on average, stop earning compared to men.
That's pretty clever
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Although I like the solidarity. Isn't she the one who can enact policies to combat pay disparity?
I'd imagine not unilaterally; she'd still need parliamentary action.
And for the private sector to do their part.
She's a prime minister, not an empress.
Her first order of business while prime Ministering should have been to make herself an empress. Classic mistake
Rookie mistake
No.
Unequal pay sure, but how the hell is a strike supposed to stop violence against women? That's not an economic concept that can be impacted by withholding labor. It's a fine goal I just don't see how a strike helps it get accomplished.
It brings attention to the issue. Not everything is intended to have a direct impact on problems.
I really don't feel like attention/awareness is the problem. People are very aware of various problems plaquing the world... I personally don't need more awareness, what I want to see is actionable items.
People don't create actionable items unless they're confronted with the idea that they need to make them.
Many people, like yourself, are waiting for something "actionable" before they do anything. The problem is, everyone is waiting for someone else to do something and thus doing nothing themselves. That's where visibility comes in. Clearly not enough is being done, so people need to get off their ass and do something, instead of waiting for someone else to do it for them.
Many people, like yourself, are waiting for something “actionable” before they do anything.
What do you mean by that. Firstly, you don't know me at all. Second, do you know what an actionable item is? Literally, what do you want 'people like myself' today, right now to do that is just going to fix everything? I'll stand for 'people like me' and say, we're ready to 'get off our ass and do something', but what EXACTLY is that going to be? If you're going to get on your soap box and tell me and 'people like me' off, have a plan.
Because as far as I see, you're just grand standing.
Yeah awareness is definitely needed for some issues but violence against women doesn't seem like one of those issues. I'm pretty confident everyone is aware of it and no one is a fan except for the people doing it. I don't think those kinds of people will care about a strike. If anything I'm guessing a woman in an abusive relationship is more likely to experience violence by participating in this than not.
If even PM herself can't do shit, then nobody will do shit.
I think you might need to read A Modest Proposal.
The thing is, giving women the ability to extricate themselves from bad relationships where they explicitly have to rely on the income of someone else to take care of themselves and their offspring is a big reason why violence against women persists.
When we're talking "violence against women" we don't mean women randomly attacked in the street, more often than not, we mean women attacked by their partners, who are mostly men.
The impact of being able to financially extricate yourself from a violent partner is huge and is driven by economics. It's literally why Lenin considered women an equal part of the Communist struggle. It's why Russia under the USSR initially legalized abortion in 1920. This would unfortunately change when Stalin came to power, but at the outset, it was understood that women having economic independence was a huge part of allowing them to become equals to men in society, and allowing them to escape abusive men.
While A Modest Proposal shouldn't be taken with any seriousness, it's jokey demeanor makes very good points about the same ideas. There are all kinds of things you can do economically to incentivize reduced violence towards women.
The idea that higher pay wouldn't have an impact on reducing violence towards women seems a bit short-sighted.
I appreciate the thoughtful response. That's the way to disagree with someone without being a dick about it. Good comment.
I'm not familiar with Icelandic law. Is it legal to pay someone less based on their gender?
If only the prime minister of Iceland was in some kind of position of authority where she could do something to address gender inequality in Iceland.
did you read the article?
So what happens when the prime minister goes on strike? Who leads the country?
Doesnt answer your question, however I did a tiny bit of googling. The prime minister is appointed by the president under the Constitution of Iceland, Section II Article 17, and chairs the Cabinet of Iceland. So maybe the president will appoint someone else from the cabinet as an acting prime minister?
That sounds like a scab hahahahah
isn't Iceland the most gender equal and progressive country?
And apparently this is why. Good for these women for standing up for what they deserve. I hope others around the world will see this.
It is but gender inequality is still endemic across society. Put this way, I'd rather be a woman in Iceland than say Afghanistan, but I'd still rather be a man in every single country.
I accidentally ended up in the middle of this, and there was genuinely a huge turnout. It was good to see, and quite uplifting.
that should do it
Good! Now let's extend this movement to other countries as well. I want to see the impact women make in the workforce and what critical parts of the economy will collapse if women collectively decide to stop taking shit.
Naturally, parts of the economy that won't come to a grinding halt need more female representation.
We need equal pay, equal opportunities, equal responsibility and equal representation.
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