Jacinda Ardern sent a jolt around the world on Thursday with her unexpected decision to stand down as New Zealand’s premier – earning warm praise from fellow leaders and triggering speculation over what she might do next.
The 42-year-old became a global icon of the left and exemplified a new style of leadership, becoming the first prime minister since Pakistan’s Benazir Bhutto to have a baby in the job and then take maternity leave.
