Fifty years on, the mass walkout by 90% of Icelandic women still shapes politics, pay equity, and gender norms, from Vigdís Finnbogadóttir’s presidency to today’s parental leave model.
Author: Susanne Kippenberger
Susanne Kippenberger is a German journalist and author. She grew up in Essen and studied German, English and American studies in Tübingen. She is a former Fulbright scholar. Having worked at various German news outlets, she joined the Berliner Tagesspiegel in 1989, where she has remained ever since. She is also a regular contributor for Die Zeit.
How the housing shortage was tackled in the Weimar Republic – and what we can learn from it today.