A space for her: what we can learn from Jacinda Ardern’s resignation

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New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s tenure has marked a new kind of responsible leadership in many ways, writes Chi Nguyen. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Opinion

BY CHI NGUYEN

January 30, 2023

Last week, New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced that she would be stepping down. She stated simply and honestly that she “didn’t have enough in the tank.” Rarely does a person in a position of power voluntarily step down and, if they do, they never ...

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