Youngest Female World Leader Blazes Trail for Working Moms
- Ardern government moves to close New Zealand’s gender pay gap
- Minister for Women says gender discrimination ‘indefensible’
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When New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern gives birth to her first child in coming days, she’ll be showing the world that women don’t need to sacrifice their careers to become mothers.
The 37-year-old isn’t stopping at symbolism. Behind the scenes her government is forging ahead with plans to change the way women are treated in society, including an ambitious goal to eliminate the gender pay gap.