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LONDON -- Tens of thousands of women in Iceland, including the prime minister, participated in a walkout Tuesday to draw attention to the country's systematic gender pay gap and gender-based violence.

It was eerily quiet on the suburban streets of Iceland on October 24, 2023. Schools weren’t open, swimming pools closed and several banks shut early. That was because the majority of Iceland’s women ...

In today’s political climate there are more reasons than ever to take to the streets and protest, but it can be disheartening when organized action doesn’t immediately achieve desired change. What ...

Every national leadership position in Iceland – including president, prime minister, bishop and police chief – is now held by a woman, but there’s still “work to be done”, said President Halla ...