Thousands Gather in Reykjavik for National Women's Strike, Local Outlets Report

Crowds of people rallied in Reykjavik, Iceland, as part of a national women’s strike on Tuesday, October 24, calling for equal pay for women and nonbinary people, and demanding an end to gender-based violence.

Local police estimated that between about 70,000 and 100,000 people attended the rally in Iceland’s capital city, Icelandic outlet Vísir reported. Iceland residents across the country were expected to participate in the planned strike, which urged women and nonbinary people to stop working for the day, Vísir reported.

Iceland Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir told the Iceland Monitor that she would not work on Tuesday, to show solidarity with other women striking for equal pay. “As you know, we have not yet reached our goals of full gender equality and we are still tackling the gender-based wage gap, which is unacceptable in 2023,” she told the outlet.

Footage posted to X by Halldor Sigurdsson shows a crowd of protesters gathering in Reykjavik on Tuesday afternoon. Credit: Halldor Sigurdsson via Storyful

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