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talkpolitics2023-10-30 03:56 pm
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Iceland on strike
When Icelanders unite for a just cause, they can achieve anything:
A country-wide gender strike. And in that strike... The female Prime Minister. So cool. Get it done women!
Women across Iceland, including the prime minister, go on strike for equal pay and no more violence
If we are to make this post more US-centric, in the US the issue is what I would consider a still significant one, with most studies finding a gap explained only by gender of 1-5%.
But there are two important things to keep in mind.
Firstly, a lot of jobs are "gendered". This isn't an inherent thing a lot of the time. Computer Science was initially considered a very feminine job... until it started to pay well and suddenly it became a masculine job. A LOT of lower paying jobs are considered feminine. So it seems Icelanders care about socially de-gendering jobs and having it be a more equal split in all fields.
Secondly, the other reason for the strike is 1/4 women in Iceland have been sexually assaulted, which is pretty high. I think striking to draw attention to that is perfectly valid.
A country-wide gender strike. And in that strike... The female Prime Minister. So cool. Get it done women!
Women across Iceland, including the prime minister, go on strike for equal pay and no more violence
If we are to make this post more US-centric, in the US the issue is what I would consider a still significant one, with most studies finding a gap explained only by gender of 1-5%.
But there are two important things to keep in mind.
Firstly, a lot of jobs are "gendered". This isn't an inherent thing a lot of the time. Computer Science was initially considered a very feminine job... until it started to pay well and suddenly it became a masculine job. A LOT of lower paying jobs are considered feminine. So it seems Icelanders care about socially de-gendering jobs and having it be a more equal split in all fields.
Secondly, the other reason for the strike is 1/4 women in Iceland have been sexually assaulted, which is pretty high. I think striking to draw attention to that is perfectly valid.
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