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Kamala Harris being sworn in to become Madame Vice-President
on January, 20, 2021 |
From The 19th*: On Wednesday, America made a huge step toward its
ever-present promise of equity: We saw Kamala Harris sworn in as vice president
of the United States, the first woman — and Black and South Asian person — to
hold the position.
This is a barrier-breaking moment, one to acknowledge no
matter your political ideology. It’s also indicative of a larger trend in 2020
toward normalizing women’s leadership. Not only did Harris rise to one of the
highest offices in the land, women now hold roughly 30 percent of statewide
elected executive offices and comprise roughly 30 percent of total state
legislators. There’s a growing coalition of women mayors across the nation,
with increased representation in those roles by Black women, specifically.
President Joe Biden committed to the most diverse Cabinet in history — and is
on track to fulfill that promise.
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