Attention rightly on German elections today but important news from Iceland’s yesterday. 🇮🇸 has become the first European country where a majority of its MPs are women. 33 women were elected, up from 24 in the last parliament, of 63 in total (52%). 
By contrast UK is at a much lower 34%.
Iceland was named as the most gender-equal country in the world for the 12th year in a row by the World Economic Forum earlier this year.
After a recount Iceland narrowly missed out on a majority female parliament after all! A recount reduced the number from 33 to 30, so 47.6% of the parliament are now women. That’s still Europe’s highest, albeit still a minority. bbc.com/news/world-eur…
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