±«Óãtv News Website, Jacinda Ardern, 19 January 2023

Summary of complaint

We received complaints that the original headline and focus of the piece was sexist: Jacinda Ardern resigns: Departure reveals unique pressures on PM.


Our response

We acknowledge that the original headline, ‘Jacinda Ardern resigns: Can women really have it all?’ was unsuitable. Within an hour of publication it was changed to ‘Jacinda Ardern resigns: Departure reveals unique pressures on PM’. Further changes were made quickly to the text to broaden the focus of the piece, and we deleted the associated tweet.