Einar H. Dyvik
Research expert covering Nordics and global data for society, economy, and politics
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Although Iceland was the first country in the world to enforce equal pay for men and women, and despite Iceland being one of the top places in the world to work for women, a gender pay gap still existed in 2022. That year, the gender pay gap favoring the men was the highest among directors and chief executives. On the other hand, female senior government officials received almost the same monthly salary as their male counterparts.
