A representative from a women's group called the Redstockings [is] put forward the idea of a strike as one of the events in honor of it.
[1] The Day Off event organizers got radio stations, television, and newspapers to run stories about gender-based discrimination and lower wages for women.
The last speech of the day was by Aðalheiður Bjarnfreðsdóttir, who "represented Sókn, the trade union for the lowest-paid women in Iceland".
[2] Employers prepared for the day without women by buying sweets, pencils, and paper to entertain the children brought into work by their fathers.
Increasing the frequency of strikes, in 2010, they left work at 2:25 p.m. and in 2016 at 2:38 p.m., with many women taking part in the Viking Clap outside the Althing.
Among the participants was Iceland's prime minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir, who set a goal of achieving "full gender equality" in the country by 2030.