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It’s the first time a Finnish prime minister visited the prime minister of New Zealand, and the most viral moment of the trip has been their answers to a

We, of course, have a higher proportion of men in politics, its reality. Because two women meet, it is not simply because of their gender, said Jacinda…

Finland’s PM says she met Ardern in New Zealand because they are both ‘prime ministers’ after journalist asks whether it was due to similar age

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Finlands Sanna Marin, 36, met with Jacinda Ardern, 42, in New Zealand on Wednesday morning before they held a joint press conference at Aucklands Government House.

"A lot of people will be wondering, are you two just meeting because youre a similar age?" asked the reporter from Newstalk ZB, as Ardern looked on, seemingly irked.

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and her Finnish counterpart Sanna Marin have reprimanded a reporter for suggesting they were meeting for the first time because they are both young female leaders.

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern shoots down a reporter's suggestion she and the Finnish leader met simply because of similarities such as their age and gender.

Asked whether she met with her Finnish counterpart "just because" of their similarities in age and gender, New Zealand's leader questioned whether reporters would ask the same of her male predecessor.