A Different Kind of Power: Jacinda Ardern

From smashing the political glass ceiling to handling crises with grace, Jacinda Ardern’s legacy of radical empathy has more to teach us today than ever before. 

When Ardern became the world’s youngest female head of government and just the second to have a child while in office - the world took notice. Her determination to lead with radical empathy, honesty and kindness changed our assumptions about what a global leader can be.

But you don’t become a progressive icon without challenging the status quo. Ardern steered her country through some of the decade’s most challenging events, from a tragic massacre to natural disasters and a pandemic, all while staying true to her values.

Now, Ardern opens up about life in the top job. This intimate conversation follows her groundbreaking memoir and the release of her documentary, and will be a rare opportunity to hear from the woman herself as she discusses the greatest challenges she has faced, her shocking resignation and her hope for the future for women.

As today’s unruly political circus finds new and baffling ways to test the limits of leadership, Ardern offers us a different way forward. (Spoiler alert: she still believes in the power of kindness.)