It is not usual for a top-level politician who has just won all the possible elections for his party to decide from one day to the next to go home. The normal thing is the opposite and there are many heads of government that require forceps to remove them from their posts. It is surprising that in less than a month two women have starred in this desertion with the argument that they are exhausted and can’t take it anymore. In January it was the Prime Minister of New Zealand, Jacinda Ardern, and yesterday her resignation was announced by her counterpart in charge in Scotland, Nicolas Sturgeon. If when Arden resigned there were already those who ventured into speculating about her status as a woman, the coincidence now with Sturgeon can trigger this type of comment even more. But it would be a mistake because the situation of one and the other has nothing to do with it, and this is not a matter of the sexes. Both are two politicians who have demonstrated their ability and we are not mistaken when we say that they have had successful political careers.
In the case of Sturgeon, many factors could have influenced, such as the difficulty in convincing the British authorities to call a second referendum on the independence of Scotland and also the controversy aroused in the country by a law that facilitates the gender transition from 16 years of age and without the need for a medical diagnosis. The great popularity of Scottish politics was shaken by this law. Especially after learning about the case of Isla Bryson, a transsexual who raped two women before changing her gender and was admitted to a female prison. A few days ago Sturgeon had to go public to announce that she would be transferred to a men’s prison.
From the resignation speech of the resigning prime minister, it cannot be concluded that this could have been the cause, but it is clear that she has suffered great wear and tear. In the coming days, many parallels will be generated between this Scottish trans law and the failed law of only yes is yes. We already wrote that this issue could become the great Achilles heel of the PSOE. Perhaps not so much for resignations of this caliber, but citizen sensitivity in these matters is very high.