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From "pretty communist" to '"Jabcinda": What’s behind the vitriol directed at Jacinda Ardern?

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April 5, 2022

From "pretty communist" to '"Jabcinda": What’s behind the vitriol directed at Jacinda Ardern?

With recent polling showing National edging ahead of Labour for the first time in two years, Jacinda Ardern’s previously strong support has

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With recent polling showing National edging ahead of Labour for the first time in two years, Jacinda Ardern’s previously strong support has

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Misogyny in New Zealand’s politics: "We still have work to do", Ardern

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Misogyny in New Zealand’s politics: "We still have work to do", Ardern

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There is still work to do across the political divide to address misogyny in politics, the prime minister says.

Although Jacinda Ardern acknowledged misogyny is not new, she said it had been "amplified" by social media.

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There is still work to do across the political divide to address misogyny in politics, the prime minister says.

Although Jacinda Ardern acknowledged misogyny is not new, she said it had been "amplified" by social media.

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New Zealand: "Relentless" abuse against women MPs on the rise

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A rising tide of “deeply sexist” abuse and threats against women MPs is part of a concerted effort to push them out of public office, an expert says.

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A rising tide of “deeply sexist” abuse and threats against women MPs is part of a concerted effort to push them out of public office, an expert says.

Women in politics in New Zealand: here’s what they are doing right

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November 30, 2021

Women in politics in New Zealand: here’s what they are doing right

New Zealand was the first country in the world where women won the right to vote and it’s now a leader for gender parity in politics.

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New Zealand was the first country in the world where women won the right to vote and it’s now a leader for gender parity in politics.

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Who is Priyanca Radhakrishnan? New Zealand’s first Indian-origin minister

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Who is Priyanca Radhakrishnan? New Zealand’s first Indian-origin minister

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Priyanca Radhakrishnan was appointed as New Zealand’s first-ever Indian-origin minister today, November 2. Radhakrishnan is one of the five new members that Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has brought into her executive. She will manage the following portfolios: Minister for Diversity, Inclusion and Ethnic Communities, Minister for the Community and Voluntary Sector, and Associate Minister for Social Development and Employment. Forty-one-year-old Radhakrishnan is all set to be sworn in on Friday, November 6.

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Priyanca Radhakrishnan was appointed as New Zealand’s first-ever Indian-origin minister today, November 2. Radhakrishnan is one of the five new members that Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has brought into her executive. She will manage the following portfolios: Minister for Diversity, Inclusion and Ethnic Communities, Minister for the Community and Voluntary Sector, and Associate Minister for Social Development and Employment. Forty-one-year-old Radhakrishnan is all set to be sworn in on Friday, November 6.

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Jacinda Ardern’s career has created a more robust template for the New Political Woman in the 21st century

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November 9, 2020

Jacinda Ardern’s career has created a more robust template for the New Political Woman in the 21st century

In our generation, the late Aruna Asaf Ali once told me, even emancipated women were secretly conformist. They took a certain righteous pleasure in saying they were in the political movement for freedom to support their father, brother or husband.

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In our generation, the late Aruna Asaf Ali once told me, even emancipated women were secretly conformist. They took a certain righteous pleasure in saying they were in the political movement for freedom to support their father, brother or husband.

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New Zealand's Ardern sworn in for second term

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New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was sworn in for a second term Friday, as final election results showed her landslide victory was even bigger than previously thought.

The charismatic leader and her ministers made their oaths of office in English and Maori during a ceremony at Wellington's Government House.

"I would say simply that sitting at this table is Aotearoa New Zealand," Ardern said, gesturing to her gathered team, in which women and Maori are strongly represented.

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New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was sworn in for a second term Friday, as final election results showed her landslide victory was even bigger than previously thought.

The charismatic leader and her ministers made their oaths of office in English and Maori during a ceremony at Wellington's Government House.

"I would say simply that sitting at this table is Aotearoa New Zealand," Ardern said, gesturing to her gathered team, in which women and Maori are strongly represented.

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Jacinda Ardern appoints most diverse cabinet in New Zealand history

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Prime minister appoints Maori as first woman foreign minister and offers Greens two posts.

Jacinda Ardern has appointed the most diverse cabinet in New Zealand’s history, with indigenous Maori ministers making up a quarter of its 20-strong members, women taking eight posts and the nomination of a gay deputy prime minister.

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Nanaia Mahuta, the new foreign minister, is one of eight women in the cabinet © Getty Images

Prime minister appoints Maori as first woman foreign minister and offers Greens two posts.

Jacinda Ardern has appointed the most diverse cabinet in New Zealand’s history, with indigenous Maori ministers making up a quarter of its 20-strong members, women taking eight posts and the nomination of a gay deputy prime minister.

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Election bot counters sexist abuse in New Zealand, one tweet at a time

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An abuse-fighting bot has sent out hundreds of positive messages on social media to counter the online harassment of women candidates in New Zealand's general election.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, her main rival the opposition leader Judith Collins and more than 260 female parliamentary candidates have become a target for online hatred and sexism ahead of the Oct. 17 national polls.

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An abuse-fighting bot has sent out hundreds of positive messages on social media to counter the online harassment of women candidates in New Zealand's general election.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, her main rival the opposition leader Judith Collins and more than 260 female parliamentary candidates have become a target for online hatred and sexism ahead of the Oct. 17 national polls.

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