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June 16, 2016
Half of Labour's female councillors in Glasgow to quit 'macho' council

The Herald Scotland reports that a

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon/©Andrew Cowan/Scottish Parliament
February 11, 2015
Nicola Sturgeon: 'I want to help women'

Nicola Sturgeon has been in the job only three months but already she is eyeing her legacy. “Being the first woman First Minister is a big responsibility and I feel the weight of that acutely.

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January 4, 2015
Gender equality: time for quotas in Scottish politics?

We have a woman who is First Minister if that’s not an example of us reaching gender equality, what is?

Nicola Sturgeon
November 29, 2014
Sturgeon out to smash glass ceiling

Smashing the glass ceiling women face to "smithereens" is an important part of tackling inequality, Scotland's new First Minister has said.

March 18, 2013
More women in politics - how? , Scotland