As if becoming a mother and prime minister were not challenging enough, Ardern found herself hailed as a standard bearer for women everywhere. The Guardian’s photographer asked Ardern to stand in the stripes, a film-noirish sort of pose. (I spoke to Clark a few days after the Christchurch attack, and she told me Ardern’s response had resonated because it was authentic. “I would like to just do my job and be judged on being the prime minister of New Zealand,” said Ardern. “It’s made a huge difference.”***At Waitangi in early February, I had asked Ardern about the international attention she had attracted – for being young, for being a new mother.

Source: The Guardian April 06, 2019 06:00 UTC