The day the kids found the fresh offices From the Otherwise Mia Einarsdottir and Gerdur Steinthorsdottir
All over the country females, out of every stroll off lifetime, prevented operating – simply took the day from! Joined in theme of All over the world Lady?s Year, Equality – Creativity – Peace, Icelandic women shown to on their own and also to the country the value of women?s contribution so you’re able to society.
Agreements toward Worldwide Women’s 12 months when you look at the Iceland were only available in the brand new springtime from 1975. Representatives of your own nation’s four prominent females?s groups (which have a whole registration of 30 thousand) designed a committee in addition to an excellent United nations associate. Among the many desires associated with the panel were to plan out an excellent Ladies’ Congress in Reykjavik within the Summer, 1975.
More 2 hundred people delegates went to one to congress inside the June. It had been the first time Icelandic female of all ages, all classes and all of political people had met to go over things in accordance. During the time, the latest news reported this particular congress is the newest orgasm from the In the world Women’s Seasons into the Iceland, however, discover a great deal more to come. A motion was submit: „The brand new Ladies Congress stored when you look at the Reykjavik Summer 20 and 21, 1975, cravings people when deciding to take day out-of towards Oct twenty-four, United nations Go out, to demonstrate the significance of what they do.”
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