In the latest parliamentary election in 2021 in Iceland, the most common occupational background for both male and female candidates was professionals, with 36 and 26 percent respectively. The second most common background was senior officials and managers, both genders just above 20 percent. Moreover, nearly nine percent of the female candidates were students, and only 0.2 percent of the female candidates and none of the male were unemployed.
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Statistics Iceland. (January 6, 2022). Share of candidates in parliamentary election in Iceland in 2021, by gender and occupation [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1289393/share-candidates-in-parliamentary-elections-iceland-gender-occupation/
Statistics Iceland. "Share of candidates in parliamentary election in Iceland in 2021, by gender and occupation." Chart. January 6, 2022. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1289393/share-candidates-in-parliamentary-elections-iceland-gender-occupation/
Statistics Iceland. (2022). Share of candidates in parliamentary election in Iceland in 2021, by gender and occupation. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1289393/share-candidates-in-parliamentary-elections-iceland-gender-occupation/
Statistics Iceland. "Share of Candidates in Parliamentary Election in Iceland in 2021, by Gender and Occupation." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Jan 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1289393/share-candidates-in-parliamentary-elections-iceland-gender-occupation/
Statistics Iceland, Share of candidates in parliamentary election in Iceland in 2021, by gender and occupation Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1289393/share-candidates-in-parliamentary-elections-iceland-gender-occupation/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Share of candidates in parliamentary election in Iceland in 2021, by gender and occupation [Graph], Statistics Iceland, January 6, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1289393/share-candidates-in-parliamentary-elections-iceland-gender-occupation/