Julia Gillard Instagram – It was such a pleasure to welcome the President of Iceland, Halla Tomasdottir for an event at Australia House in London, discussing global leadership, gender equality and climate action.
Hosted by the King’s College Global Institute for Women’s Leadership and the Centre for Sustainable Business, our discussion also explored how rising global instability and economic inequality is demanding greater courage from political and business leaders.
This year Iceland is marking 50 years since its landmark 1975 women’s strike. On 24 October 1975 about 90% of Icelandic women abstained from both paid work and household duties to protest gender inequalities. This pivotal event put Iceland on a path to be one of the most gender equal societies in the world.
But five decades on there is still much to do globally to achieve a gender equal world that benefits all. | Posted on 27/Nov/2025 06:05:43
