Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
On October 24, 1975, the women of Iceland went on strike, refusing to work, cook, do the housekeeping or take care of the children. "The Day Iceland Stood Still," the film by acclaimed filmmakers Grima Irmudottir, Pamela Hogan and Hrafnhildur Gunnarsdóttir, tells the story of the 24 hours that sparked a revolution in gender equity that changed Iceland forever.
They, along with Iceland's Ambassador to the United States Svanhildur Hólm Valsdóttir, visited the National Press Club on October 8, 2025, for a screening followed by a panel discussion on gender equality in Iceland and the impact of the Icelandic women's movement worldwide.
On October 24, 1975, the women of Iceland went on strike, refusing to work, cook, do the housekeeping or take care of the children. "The Day Iceland Stood Still," the film by acclaimed filmmakers Grima Irmudottir, Pamela Hogan and Hrafnhildur Gunnarsdóttir, tells the story of the 24 hours that sparked a revolution in gender equity that changed Iceland forever.
They, along with Iceland's Ambassador to the United States Svanhildur Hólm Valsdóttir, visited the National Press Club on October 8, 2025, for a screening followed by a panel discussion on gender equality in Iceland and the impact of the Icelandic women's movement worldwide.
