Today, at her local coffee shop near Boston, Jacinda Ardern may just be just another client. “I didn’t put my name on the order; it was too complicated!” she smiled.
I asked, “When you order coffee here, will people start talking to you?”
“No. Not at all,” Alden replied. “Actually, the guy behind the counter said to me, ‘Ah, you’re really familiar with it. Oh, I know: Tony Collett!'”
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This is a time that will never happen in New Zealand, and Ardern became the youngest head of government in the world at the age of 37. Former Prime Minister Ardern, now 44, has lived in the United States since leaving office two years ago. She worked as a researcher at Harvard University and wrote a new book, Another Power (to be published by Crown on June 3).
“I think, you know, there are different ways to lead. But I hope you also see that some of the character traits we might bring to it, we might consider weaknesses – imposter syndrome, or even sympathy – are actually incredible advantages.”
Ardern said her story is about finding her voice in New Zealand, a small country of about 5 million people. “I have never seen myself become Prime Minister,” she said.
In fact, her father told Ardern that her politics were too “thin skin”.
Is he? “He is absolutely right!” she smiled. “But I think where did I correct him, your sensitivity is your empathy. Oh my god, don’t we need more?”
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In New Zealand, the answer is yes. Before the 2017 general election, Arden suddenly became the leader of his country’s left-leaning Labor Party. A few weeks after her victory, she made the announcement: She’s pregnant. Her journey with her then-partner, now husband, Clarke, quickly won her global attention.
Is she satisfied with the symbolism of the character? Ardern said: “When I first received a letter from someone, I realized how important it is and Be a mother. ”
But those happy early days are challenges. In 2019, Massive shootings against Muslims in Christchurch More than 50 people left dead – New Zealand’s Crucible and calls on its leaders to take action: Prohibit semi-automatic weapons.
I asked: “Why are you and your colleagues in New Zealand able to implement gun control reforms after a huge mass shooting that is often difficult to obtain in the United States?”
Aldern replied: “I can’t speak to the American experience, but if we really want to say, ‘We never want this to happen again,’ we need to show what we are doing to achieve this reality.”
But even if she won an election, things weren’t easy. As the pandemic struck, tensions erupted on the common government’s policies. In 2023, when she decided to resign, she shocked many people. She wears her heart on her sleevetell the Council: “You can be a nerd, a cryer, a hug, you can be all these things, not only here, but also lead like me.”
Even though she left the office, she did not stop paying close attention to our turbulent connection. Asked about what she made about President Trump and his decisions on trade and foreign policy, Ardern said: “You know, we’re seeing people experiencing serious financial insecurity that has to be addressed by political leaders. But I continue to stick to this idea of isolation or protectionism, or actually to solve this problem, actually to solve this problem. No Remedy this in the long run and has had a long-term negative impact on certain collective issues that we as a global community need to address. ”
For now, Ardern is not inclined to jump back to politics, but rather that she is falling into a new normal, that is, “just a normal family.”
When she is asked to seek advice – in the Harvard classroom, or from the world leaders – Jacinda Ardern tells them kindness: “The principle of kindness, this is what we teach our children. Why we shouldn’t be role models in the way we act politically, second, second, at the center of what you do, in fact, in politics, it’s an open act, it’s an act, it’s an act, it’s an act. See more.”
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A story produced by Sara Kugel. Editor: Joseph Frandino.
