Footage has emerged from Iceland, of a protest against the gender pay gap.

The video, shot on Tuesday, shows thousands of women gathered in front of the parliament in Reykjavik performing the Icelandic "Viking" clapping ritual.

According to reports, women are paid on average 18% less than men in Iceland. This number is actually reportedly higher than the average European wage gap of 16.2%.

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Iceland might be rated as one of the best countries in the world in terms of women’s rights, but some disparities continue. To protest this, thousands of Icelandic women left work Monday at 2:38pm. The timing was no coincidence: if you paid men and women the same hourly wage, women would work considerably shorter days because their yearly salaries are so much less than their male counterparts.
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Women in Iceland come together to fight for equality, shouting OUT #kvennafrí #womensrights