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Iceland celebrates Women’s Rights Day today!

19 June is Women’s Day in Iceland. The date marks the day 101 years ago when Icelandic women were first given the right to vote. Iceland took its first step into real suffrage for women on 19 June 1915, when women aged forty and over were given the right to vote in general elections and stand for public office for the first time. Ever since then, 19 June has been known as ‘Women’s Rights Day’ in Iceland. Many women will be wearing something pink today to mark the occasion.

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Iceland women tackle rape and ‘pornification’

Source: Aljazeera

Women in Iceland walked the streets of Reykjavik on Saturday, June 25 during the annual Slut Walk to demand an end to attitudes that condone sexual violence and demand a judicial system that effectively deals with such crimes in the largest ever such gathering in the country. Women's issues have come to the forefront in Iceland this year as the country celebrates 100 years of women's suffrage . On June 19, Icelanders flocked to the centre of Reykjavik and other town centres for events linked to the centenary of women winning the right to vote. Outside the parliament building, a statue

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Iceland Celebrates 100 Years of Women’s Suffrage

Source: Iceland Review

A century ago today women in Iceland were officially granted the right to vote in elections—among the first few countries in the world to grant the right that today seems immutable. The anniversary marks the day the King of Denmark and Iceland approved the bill passed by Alþingi. Though a big step towards voting equality, it only gave the vote to 12,000 women aged 40 or over. Parliament will hold a ceremonial meeting today to mark the day; and all male and female MPs will be invited—despite a proposal made recently to make it a women-only parliament. Today is the high-point of a