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“ The 33 women elected to Alþingi for the coming four years amount to 52 percent of members, making Iceland the first country in Europe to have a female majorit
by meheleventyone 5y ago
“ The 33 women elected to Alþingi for the coming four years amount to 52 percent of members, making Iceland the first country in Europe to have a female majority in parliament. Five other countries in the world share this accolade: Rwanda (61 percent), Cuba (53 percent), Nicaragua (51 percent), and Mexico and the United Arab Emirates (50 percent).”
https://www.ruv.is/frett/2021/09/26/katrin-to-lead-female-majority-althingi https://www.ruv.is/frett/2021/09/26/katrin-to-lead-female-ma...
- mnd999 5y agoRwanda elects 30% of its parliament on a separate women-only list. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elections_in_Rwanda https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elections_in_Rwanda
- meheleventyone 5y agoIsn’t it that there is a 30% minimum quota? My random googling out of interest took me here: https://www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2018/8/feature-rwanda-women-in-parliament https://www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2018/8/feature-rwand...
- baybal2 5y agoI doubt it makes much difference to how Rwanda is governed. Google who their president is.