Tolerance

Tolerance

Gender equality and human rights are fundamental in all policymaking for both parliament as well as municipalities. Iceland prides itself on its accomplishments in human rights. Iceland has elected a single mother as president and has a female bishop. From 2009 to 2013 Iceland had an openly gay prime minister. One of the biggest festivals each year is the gay pride parade, where 10% of the population comes together to celebrate diversity. 40% of parliamentarians in Iceland are women which is the 10^th highest percentage in the world. According to the WEF, the Global Gender Gap in Iceland is the lowest in the world.