
How to close the gender wage gap
Iceland owes its progress in narrowing the gender wage gap to a decades-long equal-rights movement and public policies.
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Lilja Dögg Alfreðsdóttir is minister of culture and business affairs of Iceland. She was formerly minister of education, science and culture and minister for foreign affairs and external trade. She has been a member of the Althingi for the Progressive Party since 2016.

Iceland owes its progress in narrowing the gender wage gap to a decades-long equal-rights movement and public policies.