A journalist suggested that the leaders of Finland and New Zealand planned a meeting because they are “similar in age.”
Sanna Marin of Finland and Jacinda Ardern of New Zealand said they met at a press conference in Auckland because they are both prime ministers, not because they are both young female leaders.
Ms. Ardern wondered if male leaders would have been confronted with the same dilemma.
“Because two women meet is not simply because of their gender,” she said.
A male journalist from New Zealand radio network Newstalk ZB asked about the reason for the talks, saying: “A lot of people will be wondering are you two meeting just because you’re similar in age and got a lot of common stuff there.”
