NZ First Minister Tracey Martin: ‘I didn’t think I was good enough’
Minister and NZ First MP Tracey Martin talks to Andrea Vance about working in the shadow of Winston Peters and the future of the party.
Imposter syndrome – cruel doubts and a persistent anxiety that we are not good enough – cripples women. It almost killed Tracey Martin’s career.
After NZ First signed a coalition agreement to govern with Labour, Martin had expected to become a backbench MP. Four days after the signing ceremony, her phone rang with an unknown number.
Engrossed in paperwork, she ignored it. “They didn’t leave a message,” so she searched for the number in her email inbox. It was new Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.
“She said: ‘I wanted to do this job, but they tell me I can’t do this job. So, I’m asking, will you be the Minister for Children?’ And I don’t know why she did. I’ve never asked her actually.”
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