Jessica Karl, Columnist

Jacinda Ardern Sets One Last Good Example

There’s power in knowing when to bow out.

Jacinda Ardern, role model.

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Jacinda Ardern could have done anything with her life. In one universe, maybe she’s a rapper. In another, she stars in Lord of the Rings. But in our universe, she is the Prime Minister of New Zealand. And she became a mother while doing it.