冰島9月國會大選,原本有機會成為歐洲首個女性議員占國會半數的國家,儘管重新計票後翻盤,女性議員占比仍高達47.6%,可說是歐洲國會性別平等(parity)最佳代言人。高比率的女性立法者在現今歐洲國家仍屬少見,也展現冰島社會支持平權的文化。

冰島國會大選淺談

1、parity 平等
A:Female-majority parliament is almost a reality in Iceland, but the recount showed it just fell short of that landmark for gender parity.(女性為主的國會差點在冰島成真,但重新計票顯示沒能實現性別平等。)
B:So impressive for a country without any legal quotas on female representation in parliament.(對於一個在國會沒有法定婦女保障名額的國家,真令人刮目相看。)

2、to lead the way 領先
A:Surprisingly, only 5 countries currently have realized the female-majority parliaments, with Rwanda leading the way.(令人驚訝的是只有5個國家實現女性主導國會,而盧安達占第一位。)
B:Yeah, of the 5 countries, it's revealed none of them were European countries.(對啊,而且在這5個國家裡,竟然沒有一個是歐洲國家。)

3、to overturn 推翻
A:One 21-year-old student candidate running for office saw her victory overturned.(一名參加競選的21歲學生候選人眼看自己的勝利被推翻。)
B:Otherwise, she would have been Iceland's youngest-ever legislator.(不然的話她可能會成為冰島有史以來最年輕的議員。)

延伸關鍵字
1、incumbent:現任的、在職的
2、constituency:選區
3、coalition government:聯合政府


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