Women in Iceland could vote, get an education and run for public office by the 1970s. But they were still hugely underrepresented in the Parliament, only making up 0-5% of politicians. As a result, a ...

The prime minister of Iceland went on strike Tuesday in protest of gender discrimination. Prime Minister Katrin Jakobsdóttir joined women across the country in a national demonstration against pay ...

Iceland might be considered the world’s leader on equal rights for women, but according to organizers of a massive protest on Tuesday, women still don’t have equal rights. They urged women and ...

The Prime Minister of Iceland Katrin Jakobsdottir says she'll take part in Tuesday's strike. (Photo by Sergii Kharchenko/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Women in Iceland are striking Tuesday to bring ...

Thousands of women across Iceland – including the prime minister – went on strike Tuesday as part of a campaign pushing for greater gender equality in the country. It marked the seventh time that ...

Iceland has made it very difficult to pay women less than men. Employers in the Nordic country now have to prove that they pay men and women in the same jobs equally. If they fail to do so, they risk ...

The prime minister joined other women in Iceland on a strike to call attention to the remaining inequalities in their society even though the country ranks highest globally in terms of gender parity.

Tens of thousands of women across Iceland — including the prime minister — are expected to participate in a one-day strike Tuesday in protest of the ongoing gender pay gap and gender-based violence.

HUSAVIK, Iceland (AP) — 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. Icelanders awoke to all ...

The prime minister joined other women in Iceland on a strike to call attention to the remaining inequalities in their society even though the country ranks highest globally in terms of gender parity.