True gender equality in Scotland - and elsewhere - is still some way off. Nicola Sturgeon equalitygenderscotland Change image and share on social
In particular, I want to set a challenge to public bodies and private companies to improve gender balance on their own boards. Nicola Sturgeon balanceboardbody Change image and share on social
I am quite hot-headed; I am quite impulsive. Fortunately, it doesn't last very long. Nicola Sturgeon fortunatelyheadhot Change image and share on social
There's nothing in my background that would have said I was destined to be a senior politician. Nicola Sturgeon backgrounddestinepolitician Change image and share on social
I've had particularly unpleasant stuff, and it has been reported that I've had death threats. Twitter and Facebook give people who have always been out there a platform from which to hurl abuse, and all I can do is try to block it out and remind myself that tweets are transient and get lost in the ether after a few moments. Nicola Sturgeon abuseblockdeath share on social
I and Alex Salmond are not in competition - we are on the same side; we are on the same team, working together. Nicola Sturgeon alexcompetitionsalmond Change image and share on social
I wish we lived in a world where how you looked or what you wore wasn't an issue for men or women, and it's by and large not an issue for men, so I wish it wasn't an issue for women, but it is. Nicola Sturgeon issuelargelive Change image and share on social
There are lots of jobs and investment in Scotland dependent on our membership of the E.U. single market. Nicola Sturgeon dependentinvestmentjob Change image and share on social
For me, personally, it has been humbling since I became First Minister to speak to women and girls and have them tell me how much it means to them to have a woman in the top job in politics in Scotland. Nicola Sturgeon girlhumblejob share on social
I don't feel we need to be independent for me to feel confident in my Scottish identity. I think Scotland is pretty comfortable in its identity. We won't need independence to preserve it... if we don't become independent, it won't disappear; it isn't under existential threat. Nicola Sturgeon comfortableconfidentdisappear share on social