Nicola Sturgeon slams childless politician New Statesman cover featuring her, Liz Kendall, Theresa May & Angela Merkel
Nicola Sturgeon has dubbed a New Statesman cover discussing childless female politicians the product of a by-gone era.
Also featuring UK home secretary Theresa May, Labour leadership candidate Liz Kendall and German chancellor Angela Merkal, the imagery upset a number of Twitter users.
In particular, it invoked the ire of Scottish politicians Nicola Sturgeon - who featured in the piece - in addition to Scottish Conservatives leader Ruth Davidson in a moment of rare solidarity between the duo.
Jeezo...we appear to have woken up in 1965 this morning! pic.twitter.com/K5rHZMfT60
— Nicola Sturgeon (@NicolaSturgeon) July 16, 2015
Oh, do sod right off. pic.twitter.com/wienoWCQnf
— Ruth Davidson MSP (@RuthDavidsonMSP) July 16, 2015
The immflamatory cover and the article it was publicising 'The Motherhood Trap', doubtlessly raised the publication's profile - which may well have been the intention all along...
The article reads: "Look around the top of politics and it seems like a wonderful time to be a woman. Two of the four candidates for the Labour leadership are female – Yvette Cooper and Liz Kendall – as are three of the five in the race for deputy... But these eye-catching facts conceal an uncomfortable truth: remarkably high proportions of the most successful women in politics are childless."
It continues to delve into the issues, here's a link if you want to read before coming to a conclusion on the cover.