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The Kindness Quotient
Key Excerpts from Article on Website of Foreign Policy


Foreign Policy, November 1, 2019
Posted: November 12th, 2019
https://foreignpolicy.com/gt-essay/the-kindness-quotient-jac...

Jacinda Arderns sudden, spectacular rise to the position of New Zealands prime minister in 2017 propelled her into headlines around the world. Deservedly so. In an era defined by the emergence of populist leaders who are often authoritarian, reactionary, and male, Ardern stands out as progressive, collaborative, and female. In New Zealand, Arderns commitment to fighting child poverty and homelessness has come as a relief after years of relentless increases in both. Whereas the worlds right-wing populists stigmatize and stereotype marginalized people, Ardern has established kindness as a key principle for government policy and has worked to promote inclusion and social cohesion. A family tax package that took effect last July is forecast to reduce the number of children living in poverty by 41 percent by 2021. She has extended her values-based approach to foreign policy as wellmost dramatically by offering New Zealand as a home for 150 of the refugees currently stranded in camps run by Australia in Papua New Guinea and Nauru. Ardern has also identified climate change as the defining issue for her generation. On April 12, a little more than five months into her term, her government declared an end to new permits for oil and gas exploration in New Zealands waters, making it clear that the country was prepared to lead the way in this critical struggle.

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