# Canonical recap data for Iceland Women's Strike (1975)
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slug: iceland-womens-strike
canonicalUrl: "https://recap.at/1975/iceland-womens-strike"
title: Iceland Women's Strike
subtitle: 90% of Icelandic women walked out to protest gender discrimination and inequality, halting the nation's economy and catalyzing the modern women's rights movement.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1975-10-24
datePrecision: day
year: 1975
decade: 1970
country:
name: Iceland
slug: iceland
summaryShort: On 24 October 1975, Icelandic women went on strike for the day to "demonstrate the indispensable work of women for Iceland's economy and society" and to "protest wage discrepancy and unfair employment practices". It was publicized domestically as Women's Day Off. Participants, led by women's organizations, did not go t
summaryLong: On 24 October 1975, Icelandic women went on strike for the day to "demonstrate the indispensable work of women for Iceland's economy and society" and to "protest wage discrepancy and unfair employment practices". It was publicized domestically as Women's Day Off. Participants, led by women's organizations, did not go to their paid jobs and did not do any housework or child-rearing for the whole day. 90% of Iceland's female population participated in the strike. Iceland's parliament passed a law guaranteeing equal rights to women and men the following year.
heroImageUrl: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Flag_of_Iceland.svg/1280px-Flag_of_Iceland.svg.png"
heroImageCredit: Wikipedia · "Iceland"
importance: 74
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1975_Icelandic_women's_strike"
  title: Icelandic Women's Strike 1975
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- protest
metaDescription: On 24 October 1975, Icelandic women went on strike for the day to "demonstrate the indispensable work of women for Iceland's economy and society" and to "protes
wikidataQid: Q16419396
archiveSnapshots:
- url: "https://web.archive.org/web/20260504094804/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1975_Icelandic_women%27s_strike"
  capturedAt: 2026-05-04
  label: Icelandic Women's Strike 1975
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1975_Icelandic_women's_strike"
