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.
Share of candidates in parliamentary election in Iceland in 2021, by gender and occupation
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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 December 21, 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 December 21, 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: December 21, 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 December 21, 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/
