Being Scottish, I am enjoying having a female first minister (Nicola Sturgeon) and a 50/50 gender split cabinet. One of the opposition leaders (Ruth Davidson- Tory) is not only female but also gay and out. Until recently Labour also had a female leader. So lots positive in Scottish politics. When my DD (3.5) asked who NS is (she was on tv) I did enjoy telling her she is "the boss".
I am interested in how NS is scrutinised. She isn't very glamorous and looks like she has hard to manage hair, this seems to get a lot of attention. She is a 44yo former solicitor and most senior politician in Scotland but gets referred to as a "wee lassie". NS also doesn't have kids, which isn't referred to a lot, but does get examined more than it might be for a male politician. For example Lorraine Kelly questioned her sympathetically about facing up to sexism in politics, then quizzed her about not having kids.
Don't know what my point is, but interested in others views/observations.
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HangingInAGruffaloStance · 05/04/2015 10:53
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