Harris is a role model not just for the youth of America, but for young girls across the world. It served as a reminder of the continued lack of proportional gender representation in our administration. Harris, days into her history making position, is already fielding targeted abuse for being a women in power. Political parties and the media have a part to play in advancing the positive impact of women in politics. The election of Kamala Harris, at a particularly divisive point in American history and global politics, gives us hope that these barriers can be broken.

Source: The Irish Times November 13, 2020 01:16 UTC