Our Agriculture Minister Michelle Gildernew told my (much more glamorous) colleague, Sarah Travers on ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Newsline's "Family Focus" that she would not be getting any maternity leave when she gives birth (she is due in October). Last night, flicking through yesterday's "Times", I noticed that the Dutch have developed a system of political maternity cover .
Is this something Stormont should think about if it intends to attract more women into politics?
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