World Leader and ... Hausfrau

SPIEGEL ONLINE - International - German Politics 2013-08-06

It's the kind of brochure that might get feminists up in arms, putting an important woman in an apron and behind the stove as it figuratively does. But for "Teflon" Chancellor Angela Merkel, it's a calculated opportunity to show a softer, more personal side -- while at the same time quite possibly appealing to conservatives. The new brochure released Monday by Germany's Christian Democratic Union party portrays Merkel as both a world leader and a . Hausfrau