Jacinda Ardern

“I hope for little girls and boys that there is a future where they can make choices about how they raise their family and what sort of career they have, which is based on what they want and...”

“If we want to make workplaces more open, we need to acknowledge logistical challenges... by being more open, it might create a path for other women.”

“I'm constantly anxious about making mistakes.”

“I am a thinker, and I do muse over things a lot and am constantly assessing whether I am doing enough or what I should be doing more of to make sure I am not letting anyone down.”

“We will work hard to ensure New Zealand is once again a world leader, a country we can all be proud of. We said we could do this; we will do this.”

“A lot of women in New Zealand feel like they have to make a choice between having babies and having a career or continuing their career. So is that a decision you feel you have to make or th...”

“We've had a debate about immigration in New Zealand for some time. Now what we're trying to champion in that conversation is a recognition that New Zealand has been built off immigration. I...”

“The thing that drives people more often than not is they genuinely feel that they can make a difference. So that means there are nice people in politics.”

“I credit the women who came before me and credit New Zealanders for welcoming me having a child... positivity outweighed negativity. I'm proud of the nation.”

“The fact I'm the third female Prime Minister, I never grew up believing my gender would stand in the way of doing anything I wanted.”

“From a personal perspective, I am so looking forward to my new role as a parent. But I am equally focused on my job and responsibilities as prime minister.”

“Te Aroha was something we settled on quite early. It was our way of reflecting the amount of love this baby's been shown before she even arrived.”

“This stardust won't settle, because none of us should settle.”

“I refuse to be held up as some kind of superwoman because, in my mind, the superwomen are the ones who do it on their own. I have my partner, who will be a stay-at-home father. I will do as...”

“I hate the idea of anyone thinking that I don't put a lot of thought about the cost to taxpayers. I make our ministers travel to events in vans to pool together.”

“I never, ever grew up as a young woman believing that my gender would stand in the way of doing anything I wanted.”

“There's probably a tendency to view power... to be either based on size or the size and power of your economy. I think New Zealand's strength has always been using our voice on the issues th...”