Women's Day took place on this day in 1975.
Thanks to the author Alda Sigmundsdottir for the details from her Facebook post, where she describes the impact. Alda has informed quite a few of the posts on this blog.
On this day in 1975, 90 percent of Icelandic women walked off their jobs and out of their households, taking to the streets to demand equal rights with men. They refused to do any work, whether in the workplace or in the home - leaving everything from answering phones in receptions to childcare to the men. The country effectively shut down as men struggled to cope.
Image shared on Alda's Facebook page.
45 years on, there is still some work to do in terms of gender equality, but Iceland performs well on many such indicators.
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