Listening: Gender Pay Gap Quiz

In which country are women paid almost as much as men?

• United States

• Japan

• Denmark

• Iceland

What was the gender pay gap in the US in 1975?

• 37%

• 22%

• 40%

• 17%

Which women's group took radical steps to demand equal rights in Iceland?

• The Blackstockings

• The Greenstockings

• The Bluestockings

• The Redstockings

What event marked the beginning of the global conference dedicated to women's issues?

• International Women's Year

• International Women's Day

• International Women's Equality Day

• International Women's Rights Day

What was the name of the day when women collectively refused to work at home and in the office in Iceland?

• Women's Strike Day

• Women's Equality Day

• Women's Rights Day

• Kvennafrí

What percentage of Icelandic women refused to work on the day of kvennafrí?

• 60%

• 80%

• 90%

• 70%

What was the impact of kvennafrí in Iceland?

• All of these answers

• Added equal rights of women to the Constitution

• Banned wage discrimination

• Passed Gender Equality Act

What was NOT a consequence of the women's strike?

• The police didn't work

• The telephone system crashed

• Newspapers couldn't be published

• The national airline canceled flights

Who was elected as Iceland's first female leader in 1980?

• The Redstockings

• Elisabet Gunnarsdóttir

• The Prime Minister

• Vigdís Finnbogadóttir

What is the gender pay gap in Iceland now (in 2022)?

• 7.9%

• 40%

• 9.7%

• 20%