Jacinda Ardern:
Yes, there had been a bit of — I mean, there had been some — as you say, some context to that, some buildup.
I had perhaps climatized to the idea that it was something that for me was not going to be personal. And, in part, I accepted that. I lived a — I was in public life. I was in a role where I was asking for people to support me. So I guess in a way I put myself in a different category when it came to questions around having a family.
So I was used to the speculation, and I was happy to answer that question, but I completely rebelled against the idea that every woman should have to answer that question. And so that was a moment where I pushed back hard, not for me, but I hoped, in that moment, for others.
