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Question
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Pakistan
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Iceland
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Australia
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South Africa
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Detailed explanation-1: -Iceland became the first country in the world to enforce equal pay for women and men.
Detailed explanation-2: -Icelandic women still earn, on average, between 14% and 20% less than men, despite an equal pay act that dates back to 1961. “Even though Iceland has succeeded in achieving gender equality in many areas, we have not come to the end of the ‘Equality’ road,” adds Traustadóttir.
Detailed explanation-3: -UPSC Mains Q. Which is the first country to announce equal pay for both Male and female cricketers? Notes: As per the five-year agreement by New Zealand Cricket and the players’ association, male and female cricketers in New Zealand will earn equal pay.
Detailed explanation-4: -2009: In March 2009, Parliament enacts the Public Sector Equitable Compensation Act, as a separate, equal pay for work of equal value regime for federal public sector employers, their employees, and bargaining agents.