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#WomenLead (Issue 69): Your weekly round-up on women in politics

Hello, and welcome to Issue 69!

We were slightly amused last week with all the news coverage about Iceland and its near-miss of a woman-majority Parliament. On Sunday, just a short while after we sent out our 68th edition, we saw news that Iceland was on track to elect the first female-majority Parliament in Europe. Women were set to win 33 of 63 seats. …