A few months ago we told you about the Prime Minister of New Zealand, Jacinda Ardern, who had announced her pregnancy and declared that she would take maternity leave during her tenure, something that is definitely not common.
Now, six months later, the prime minister is already a mother and he has welcomed his little daughter, becoming a powerful example for all women and mothers.
Although on many occasions we have seen women who are mothers have important political positions and show that it is possible to find a balance between both roles, even in many countries there is a belief that being a mother is an impediment to being able to hold a leadership or important position. Except in New Zealand, of course.
The country welcomed the new family member made up of Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and her partner Clarke Gayford, who became parents for the first time. Through a post on your official Instagram account, the prime minister shared her baby's first picture, accompanied by a message thanking the hospital of the city of Auckland.
Welcome to our village wee one. Feeling very lucky to have a healthy baby girl that arrived at 4.45pm weighing 3.31kg (7.3lb) Thank you so much for your best wishes and your kindness. We're all doing really well thanks to the wonderful team at Auckland City Hospital.
We had previously commented that would divide the maternal leave between the two, and according to her plans, after six weeks, she will return to her position as president, while he will remain as "dad at home". Currently in New Zealand the maternity leave is 18 weeks, but one of the first steps she made as a mandatory, was to increase it to 22 weeks, starting July 1 of this year.
Becoming a mother during your position as leader of a country is not the only reason why Jacinta Ardern is recognized as an example for all women. In addition to this, she is the youngest woman in history to become prime minister of a state, and the second youngest person in the world to hold that position.
She is not the first president to give birth during her position
Jacinda Ardern is the first woman who has become a mother while running a country, but she is not the only one who has had a baby while she is in such an important position. Almost 30 years ago, Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto gave birth to her second child while in office.
At that time and like Jacinda Ardern, the Pakistani Prime Minister was news for having become the first woman to become prime minister of a muslim country and directed Pakistan twice.
But nevertheless, Unlike the acceptance that Jacinda Ardern has had in New Zealand, the opposite happened to Benazir Bhutto. She was harshly criticized and according to statements from her son (yes, the one who was born during his term), a campaign was created against him, claiming that he was not worthy for the job and in which it was said that Islam was against That a woman was mandatory.
Fortunately, things are very different today in New Zealand, where although there are some people who believe that the prime minister’s motherhood could interfere with her work, most people have received the arrival of the baby with joy and good wishes.
