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Jacinda Ardern's Resignation Is the Ultimate Flex
New Zealand’s prime minister is ending her barrier-breaking run with one last swing at those barriers.
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announces her resignation on January 19 in Napier, New Zealand.
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The corridors of power in both business and politics were designed by, and for, a very specific kind of leader: men.
That’s why it can feel particularly devastating when we see a woman like New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern — who has managed to successfully navigate through what often seems like an impenetrable boys’ club — decide that she’s had it.