Take day off, women told in pay protest

Women, take today off! In fact, take the rest of the year off!

Danish unions representing more than 1.1m private and public employees, at least half the country’s workforce, are urging women members to do just that — and only half in jest — to protest a 17% pay gap to men.

“It’s a way to remove the gender pay gap in a split second,” said Lise Johansen, head of the campaign for the Danish Confederation of Trade Unions. “Go to a tropical island for the rest of the year!”