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What do you do when you've just started a new, high-pressure, high-profile job... and then find out that you're pregnant? This April 18th article by The Associate Press tackled the question, focusing on a recent photo of Spain's new defense minister, who is 37 years old and seven months pregnant:

Time Magazine took a closer look at how Minister Chacon's pregnancy has been received in Spain:

For Spanish feminists, the small shock of that moment is exactly the point. "It's an important image precisely because it conveys normality," says Marisa Sotelo, president of the Madrid' based Women's Foundation. "It serves a pedagogic function: it shows that women can be and are everywhere."