Why Kamala Harris is the voice the world needs

Eight years ago, another presidential debate saw Trump prowling on the stage, standing uncomfortably close to Hillary Clinton. She lost and the cost of Trump’s presidency became clear when his hand-picked judges rolled back abortion rights, taking American women back half a century. Never has gender mattered as much or been as polarising as in the post-Trump years.

Globally, gender equality has stagnated or declined in 40% of countries between 2019 and 2022, according to Equal Measures 2030, a coalition of non-profits.