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    Helen Clark Can Do It All: Run A Country, Fight For Women's Rights ... And Snapchat

    The former prime minister of New Zealand and gender equality champion is at the Women Deliver conference in Vancouver, where attendees treat her like a rock star.
    by Sonia Narang Jun 06, 2019 3 minutes
    Helen Clark, former prime minister of New Zealand and gender equality champion, takes a selfie with attendees of the Women Deliver conference in Vancouver.

    Helen Clark, the former prime minister of New Zealand and champion of women's rights, is no stranger to selfies.

    This week in Vancouver, Canada, she's surrounded by fans at Women Deliver's 2019 conference on gender equality – and it's clear that she's a celebrity. It seems like every few moments, some of the event's 8,000 attendees – mostly young women — approach her for a photo or stop by to chat.

    And with good reason. Clark, 69, has spent years advancing gender equality and, including those of Women Deliver and the World Economic Forum's health council.

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