It Is Now Illegal to Pay Men More Than Women in Iceland

It Is Now Illegal to Pay Men More Than Women in Iceland The Nordic country is leading the way when it comes to gender equality once again. The new law, which came into effect Jan. 1, requires companies and government agencies with more than 25 employees to obtain a "government certification of their equal-pay policies." Iceland hopes to eradicate the gender pay gap
completely by 2022. For the past ten years, Iceland had the best overall score on the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report.