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The strike was the
in Iceland's history. It was the first in
50 years. The last strike was in 1975. Then, 90 per cent of women did not go to work or do
. The following year, Iceland passed an
pay law. In 1980, Iceland became the first
in Europe to have a woman as
of state. Iceland has had the smallest gender
of any country for 14 years. Despite this, Ms Jakobsdottir, said there is still a long
to go. She wants to
gender-based violence. She said this was a "
" for her government.
