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Jacinda Ardern : the story behind an extraordinary leader / Michelle Duff.

By: Publication details: Crows Nest, NSW : Allen & Unwin, 2019.Description: 287 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : colour illustrations ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781988547169
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 993.04/12092 23
LOC classification:
  • DU420.34
Contents:
1. Public school girls -- 2. Let's do this -- 3. Bring change -- 4. battle of the babes -- 5. They are us -- 6. The anti-Trump -- 7. She's just a cool human -- 8. Mana Wahine -- 9. Pregnant, not incapacitated -- 10. Having it all.
Summary: Michelle Duff delves into Ardern's beginnings in small-town New Zealand, discovering a nose-ringed teen fighting for equality and her own identity in a devout Mormon family. Duff tracks Ardern's political career from being dismissed as a 'show pony' to her compassion during one of New Zealand's biggest tragedies, the Christchurch mosque terror attack of 2019. In its aftermath, Ardern has become a global icon for her strength and decisiveness while uniting a country in shock and mourning. Ardern attracted international headlines for being the second world leader to give birth while in office. But why was having a baby so meaningful, and what does it say about the continued struggle for gender equality? Has Ardern really been a transcendent leader, and what enduring mark might she leave on the political landscape? This is an engrossing and powerful exploration of one of the most intriguing political stories of our time-telling us as much about one young woman's ascendancy as it does about the country that elected her.
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Biography.

1. Public school girls -- 2. Let's do this -- 3. Bring change -- 4. battle of the babes -- 5. They are us -- 6. The anti-Trump -- 7. She's just a cool human -- 8. Mana Wahine -- 9. Pregnant, not incapacitated -- 10. Having it all.

Michelle Duff delves into Ardern's beginnings in small-town New Zealand, discovering a nose-ringed teen fighting for equality and her own identity in a devout Mormon family. Duff tracks Ardern's political career from being dismissed as a 'show pony' to her compassion during one of New Zealand's biggest tragedies, the Christchurch mosque terror attack of 2019. In its aftermath, Ardern has become a global icon for her strength and decisiveness while uniting a country in shock and mourning. Ardern attracted international headlines for being the second world leader to give birth while in office. But why was having a baby so meaningful, and what does it say about the continued struggle for gender equality? Has Ardern really been a transcendent leader, and what enduring mark might she leave on the political landscape? This is an engrossing and powerful exploration of one of the most intriguing political stories of our time-telling us as much about one young woman's ascendancy as it does about the country that elected her.

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