On the 24th of October, 1975, women in Iceland brought the economy to a standstill. In a prepared strike, all women collectively decided that they would not do any paid or unpaid work for the day — which would later be named the Long Friday — with the expectation that the Icelandic guarantee equal pay. That day, women did not show up to work: men prepared by buying papers and crayons and brought their children with them to work. Within the home, women refused to do any of the invisible labour: They didn’t cook or clean or change nappies or do the dishes or hang up the laundry. 90% of women took part. 

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If this manner of protest sounds familiar, it is probably because you must have seen it, coloured in all shades of purple, across social media. On the 21st of November, Women for Change have called for a G20 Women's Shutdown.