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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

Women in Iceland including the prime minister go on strike for equal pay and an end to violence

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Iceland’s prime minister and women across the volcanic island nation went on strike Tuesday to push for an end to unequal pay and gender-based violence.

Prime Minister Katrin Jakobsdottir said she would stay home as part of the “women's day off,” and expected other women in her Cabinet would do the same.

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