On the 24th of october in 1975, approximately 90% of Icelandic women struck for equality, not attending jobs or doing any domestic work. Iceland passed an equal pay law the following year, but the strike has been repeated on its anniversary several times since, such as in the years 2005, 2010, and 2016.

The strike was planned by “The Women’s Congress”, which had met on June 20th and 21st earlier that year. Among the reasons given for going on strike were pay inequality, lack of women in union leadership, and a general lack of recognition for the value and skill of domestic labor.

During the work stoppage, also known as “Women’s Day Off”, 25,000 people gathered in Reykjavik, Iceland’s capital city, for a rally. There, women listened to speakers, sang, and talked to each other about what could be done to achieve gender equality in Iceland.

Women from many different backgrounds spoke, including a housewife, two members of parliament, and a worker. The last speech of the day was by Aðalheiður Bjarnfreðsdóttir, who “represented Sókn, the trade union for the lowest paid women in Iceland”, according to The Guardian.

In 1976, the Icelandic government passed an equal pay law, and the country elected its first female President, Vigdís Finnbogadóttir, five years later in 1980.

The 1975 Women’s Strike also helped inspire the 2016 “Black Monday” anti-abortion ban protests in Poland, as well as the “International Women’s Strike”, single day work stoppages on March 8th, 2017 and 2018.

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  • ashinadash [she/her]@hexbear.netEnglish
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    4 hours ago
    chronic pain yapping idk

    When ur corpse doesnt hold together well anymore!!! When standing is an actual effort!!! When nobody has presented you a better alternative than just chugging more opioids lol

    At this point cbd oil better be a fuckin wonderdrug

        • rtstragedy [fae/faer, she/her]@hexbear.netEnglish
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          2 hours ago
          spamming u

          I found this study https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK574562/, some interesting excerpts:

          Recreational cannabis tends to contain a higher concentration of THC, whereas medicinal cannabis contains a higher concentration of CBD to limit the psychoactive effects of the drug.

          For many years, there have been countless studies addressing the effectiveness of medicinal cannabis in treating chronic pain. One particular study evaluated chronic pain patients’ perspectives on medical marijuana. The study included 984 chronic pain patients, including those with neuropathic pain, back pain, arthritis, post-surgical pain, headaches, and abdominal pain. In this particular study, two-thirds of patients reported pain relief as the main benefit of marijuana use. Improved sleep was the second most commonly reported benefit.

          In addition, another study showed a 64% reduction in opioid use amongst chronic pain patients who used medical marijuana.[12] These patients experienced fewer side effects and improved quality of life.

          In the routine treatment protocol, it was agreed that a 5-milligram CBD-predominant strain of cannabis taken twice daily should be the initiating form of treatment due to its safety profile. If greater than or equal to 40 milligrams of CBD per day failed to provide adequate pain relief, a starting dose of 2.5 milligrams of THC was deemed appropriate. As per the consensus, THC could be slowly titrated up to 2.5 milligrams every 2 to 7 days until a maximum of 40 milligrams daily is reached.

          There’s like a ton of stoner logic in what kind of weed to do for various things, like indica vs. sativa, some people over-hype every new cannabinoid, swear by certain strains, etc. I don’t know how valid any of that is, but generally if you search this stuff you’ll get “5 Best Weed Strains For Sleep” and it’s just 5 random things… I like this study much better than all that shit (but again I am not a weed gal, I just play one on TV), the treatment protocols seem like a good place to start…

          • ashinadash [she/her]@hexbear.netEnglish
            4·
            2 hours ago
            vegan spam

            medicinal cannabis contains a higher concentration of CBD to limit the psychoactive effects of the drug.

            Yeah this is what I’ll be looking for.

            In addition, another study showed a 64% reduction in opioid use amongst chronic pain patients who used medical marijuana.

            This too…

            a 5-milligram CBD-predominant strain of cannabis taken twice daily

            This is actually so handy, thank you. I have a clearer idea of what I need now. I will walk into weed store and be like “ow, 5mg doses of cbd weed pls”

        • rtstragedy [fae/faer, she/her]@hexbear.netEnglish
          3·
          2 hours ago
          spoiler

          I haven’t tried it for that but I have heard of people who swore by it. I think it probably depends on which cannibanoids you’re getting from it, how you’re taking it (rubbing oil vs oral vs vaporising vs smoking).

          Edit: I did some research on this but didn’t come up with anything conclusive

            • rtstragedy [fae/faer, she/her]@hexbear.netEnglish
              3·
              2 hours ago

              i think you’ll get more consistent dosing from an orally taken oil anyway (and store bought edibles are not only expensive but ALL OVER THE PLACE imo, or maybe it’s just my crazy brain responding wildly different each day lmao)

              easy to like be like “3 drops of 10:1 CBD:THC daily” vs like “okay I gotta weigh out the weed and then vape it at exactly the right temperature… and i’m renting so i gotta make sure the smell doesn’t stick around…”