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Tens of thousands of women and non-binary people across Iceland, including the prime minister, are expected to stop work – both paid and unpaid – on Tuesday in the first strike of its kind in nearly half a century.
Organisers hope the women’s strike – whose confirmed participants include fishing industry workers, teachers, nurses and the PM, Katrín Jakobsdóttir – will bring society to a standstill to draw attention to the country’s ongoing gender pay gap and widespread gender-based and sexual violence.
The event will mark the first full-day women’s strike since 1975, when 90% of Icelandic women refused to work as part of “kvennafrí” (women’s day off), leading to pivotal change including the world’s first female elected president of a country.
Read more via The Guardian.
WoW events in November and December 📆
Join us on November 2nd to discuss how we can all contribute to Advancing Maternal Health Outcomes With Preventative Care Solutions, and learn from the companies that are paving the way for better maternal health. Philips and Groupe Mutuel will share their brand-new partnership and how it hopes to impact the lives of Swiss new parents in the coming year.
This webinar is FREE to join for everyone.
Mark your calendars for 16th of November for a second webinar and workshop in our series of femtech Knowledge Hub sessions with a leading law firm Covington, this time the topic ‘Navigating Data Privacy Considerations for Women’s Health and FemTech Startups with Libbie Canter and Anna Sophia Oberschelp de Meneses from the Covington team!
In this session, Libbie and Anna Sophia will cover:
US Privacy Laws
FTC Act and recent digital health enforcement
State consumer health data laws
Other state privacy laws
EU and UK Privacy Laws
Key Privacy Principles in Digital Health
HAPPENING IN DECEMBER! 👇🏽
📌 7 December 2023 (6pm-7:30pm GMT): Partnering and Licensing Considerations for Women's Health/FemTech Startups by Winsome Cheung and Sara Needles
WoW community news and updates 📣
📆 Total Health USA 2023: Women in leadership breakfast, 7 November
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📆 Barclays Eagle Labs: Ecosystem Partnership Programme - Q&A, 7 November
📆 FemTech Lab Investor Pitches and Q&A with Autumn'23 Cohort, 30 November
📆 FemTech Lab Innovation Showcase, 30 November
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