Despite continued systemic disadvantages in politics, a woman can not only be the leader we want, but also the one we need
After the truly horrible events of Christchurch many progressives in Australia looked with envy at the performance of the New Zealand prime minister, Jacinda Ardern. Social media was flooded with comments of those wishing she was our PM. We have reached a point where despite continued systemic disadvantages for women in politics, no longer is the middle-aged white male the default view of a leader – a woman can not only be the leader we want, but also the one we need.
It is rather galling that we here in Australia are stuck with a prime minister whose biggest issue after the Christchurch massacre is dealing with a report from 2011 (which he claims is a lie) that far from being a voice of inclusion, he allegedly sought to use multiculturalism and Muslim immigration to create division.
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